आशंका

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशंका (āśaṃkā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃəŋ.kɑː/, [äː.ʃɐ̃ŋ.käː]

Noun

आशंका • (āśaṅkā) f (Urdu spelling آشنکا)

fear; doubt, suspicion
मेरी आशंका सही सिद्ध हुआ। ― merī āśaṅkā sahī siddh huā. ― My fear was validated.
danger
Synonym: ख़तरा (xatrā)

Declension

Declension of *आशंका* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	आशंका āśaṅkā	आशंकाएँ āśaṅkāẽ
oblique	आशंका āśaṅkā	आशंकाओं āśaṅkāõ
vocative	आशंका āśaṅkā	आशंकाओ āśaṅkāo

Derived terms

आशंका करना (āśaṅkā karnā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आशंका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press