आँक

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀓 (aṃka), from Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅka, “curve, hook, figure, number”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hankás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hankás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos, from the root *h₂enk- (“to curve, bend”). Distant cognate with Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “curve, angle”). Doublet of अंक (aṅk). Also related to आँकड़ा (ā̃kṛā), see there for more.

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ːk/, [ä̃ːk]

आँक • (ā̃k) m (Urdu spelling آنک)

1. alternative form of अंक (aṅk)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आँक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ām̐ka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press