अंक

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आँक (ā̃k)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋk/, [ɐ̃ŋk]

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Noun

अंक • (aṅk) m

1. number, numeral; figure

   Synonyms: संख्या (saṅkhyā), नंबर (nambar)

2. mark, spot, line; stamp; brand

   Synonyms: चिह्न (cihna), चिन्ह (cinha)

3. numerical position: place, or mark (as in a class)
4. point (score in a game)
5. valuation (numerically); price-mark
6. volume, issue (of a publication)
7. something written: a letter or syllable; marginal annotation
8. an act of a drama
9. lap; embrace
10. (rare) the body
11. (rare) number, turn, time

    Synonyms: बार (bār), दफ़ा (dafā)

Declension

Declension of अंक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंक aṅk	अंक aṅk
oblique	अंक aṅk	अंकों aṅkõ
vocative	अंक aṅk	अंको aṅko

Derived terms

• अंक देना (aṅk denā, “to valuate, embrace; to give(take in) a lap”)
• अंक भरना (aṅk bharnā, “to fill one's lap: to take in lap, to embrace”)
• अंक लगाना (aṅk lagānā, “to embrace, to valuate”)
• अंक-पट्टी (aṅk-paṭṭī)
• अंक-पत्र (aṅk-patra)
• अंक-माल (aṅk-māl)
• अंककार (aṅkkār)
• अंकगणित (aṅkagṇit)
• अंकदार (aṅkdār)
• अंकधारी (aṅkdhārī)
• अंकबंदी (aṅkbandī)
• अंकशास्त्र (aṅkśāstra)
• अंकेक्षक (aṅkekṣak)
• अंकेक्षण (aṅkekṣaṇ)
• अंकेक्षा (aṅkekṣā)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अंक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अंक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अंक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋ.kə/

Noun

अंक • (aṅka) m

1. digit
2. numeral

Declension

Declension of अंक (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अंक aṅka
direct plural	अंक aṅka
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अंक aṅka		अंक aṅka
oblique सामान्यरूप	अंका aṅkā		अंकां- aṅkān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अंकाला aṅkālā		अंकांना aṅkānnā
ergative	अंकाने, अंकानं aṅkāne, aṅkāna		अंकांनी aṅkānnī
instrumental	अंकाशी aṅkāśī		अंकांशी aṅkānśī
locative सप्तमी	अंकात aṅkāt		अंकांत aṅkāt
vocative संबोधन	अंका aṅkā		अंकांनो aṅkānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of अंक (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अंकाचा aṅkāċā	अंकाचे aṅkāċe	अंकाची aṅkācī	अंकाच्या aṅkācā	अंकाचे, अंकाचं aṅkāċe, aṅkāċa	अंकाची aṅkācī	अंकाच्या aṅkācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अंकांचा aṅkānċā	अंकांचे aṅkānċe	अंकांची aṅkāñcī	अंकांच्या aṅkāncā	अंकांचे, अंकांचं aṅkānċe, aṅkānċa	अंकांची aṅkāñcī	अंकांच्या aṅkāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Synonyms

• आकडा (ākḍā)

Derived terms

• अंकशास्त्र (aṅkaśāstra, “numerology”)
• बुद्ध्यांक (buddhyāṅka, “intelligence quotient”)

 

See also

• संख्या (saṅkhyā, “number”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अंक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अंक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अंक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press