अछना

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (acchaï), from Sanskrit आक्षे॑ति (ā́kṣeti, to abide, dwell in). Cognate with Marathi असणे (asṇe, to be), Gujarati છે (che, is, 3sg.pres.), Bengali আছ- (ach-, to be), Kashmiri چھُ (chu, is, 3sg.pres.).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ət͡ʃʰ.nɑː/, [ɐt͡ʃʰ.näː]
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    Verb

    अछना • (achnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اچھنا)

    1. (dialectal or poetic) to be
      Synonym: (standard) होना (honā)

    Conjugation

    References

    • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अछना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ā́kṣēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 46
    • Turner, R[alph] L[illey] (1936) “Sanskrit "ā́-kṣeti" and Pali "acchati" in Modern Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London[1], volume 8, numbers 2/3 (Indian and Iranian Studies: Presented to George Abraham Grierson on His Eighty-Fifth Birthday), pages 795—812