انکل

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English uncle.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əŋ.kəl/
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

اَن٘کَل • (ãkal) m (Hindi spelling अंकल)

1. uncle

   Synonym: چاچا (cācā)

2. (polite) respectful term of address for any elder man

   انکل جی ― uncle-ji

Declension

Declension of انکل
	singular	plural
direct	اَن٘کَل (aṅkal)	اَن٘کَل (aṅkal)
oblique	اَن٘کَل (aṅkal)	اَن٘کَلوں (aṅkalõ)
vocative	اَن٘کَل (aṅkal)	اَن٘کَلو (aṅkalo)

References

• “انکل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “انکل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.