अपेक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपेक्षा (apekṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.peːk.ʂɑː/, [ɐ.peːk.ʃäː]

Noun

अपेक्षा • (apekṣā) f

1. requirement, necessity, expectation

   Synonym: आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā)

2. want, yearning; lack

Declension

Declension of अपेक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अपेक्षा apekṣā	अपेक्षाएँ apekṣāẽ
oblique	अपेक्षा apekṣā	अपेक्षाओं apekṣāõ
vocative	अपेक्षा apekṣā	अपेक्षाओ apekṣāo

Derived terms

• की अपेक्षा (kī apekṣā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अपेक्षा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.