आँख

See also: आँखें, आखु, आँखों, आँखो, and आंख

Bundeli

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Pali akkhi, Romani jakh.

Noun

आँख (ā̃kh) f

  1. (anatomy) eye

Alternative forms

  • आँखी (ā̃khī), आख (ākh), आखी (ākhī)

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Pali akkhi, Romani jakh, Punjabi ਅੱਖ (akkha), Assamese আখি (akhi, “eye; a knot on a bamboo”). Cognate with English eye.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ːkʰ/, [ä̃ːkʰ]
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Noun

आँख • (ā̃kh) f (Urdu spelling آنکھ)

  1. (anatomy) eye
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख
    प्रकाश में मानवीय आँख पर क्या प्रतिक्रिया होती है?
    prakāś mẽ mānvīya ā̃kh par kyā pratikriyā hotī hai?
    How does the human eye react to light?
    मैंने उसे अपनी आँखों से देखा था।
    ma͠ine use apnī ā̃khõ se dekhā thā.
    I saw him with my own eyes.
    प्यारी-प्यारी आँखें ― pyārī-pyārī ā̃khẽ ― lovely eyes
    आँख मारना ― ā̃kh mārnā ― to wink
  2. sight, glance, look
    Synonyms: दृष्टि (dŕṣṭi), निगाह (nigāh), नज़र (nazar)
  3. regard

Declension

Declension of आँख (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आँख
ā̃kh 		आँखें
ā̃khẽ
oblique आँख
ā̃kh 		आँखों
ā̃khõ
vocative आँख
ā̃kh 		आँखो
ā̃kho

References

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