आश्चर्यजनक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आश्चर्यजनक (āścaryajanaka). By surface analysis, आश्चर्य (āścarya, “astonishment”) + जनक (janak, “causing”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑːʃ.t͡ʃəɾ.jə.d͡ʒə.nək/, [äːʃ.t͡ʃɐɾ.jɐ.d͡ʒɐ.nɐk]
Adjective
आश्चर्यजनक • (āścaryajanak) (indeclinable)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आश्चर्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आश्चर्यजनक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.