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अक्षरारंभ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambha). By surface analysis, अक्षर (akṣar, letter) +‎ आरंभ (ārambh, beginning).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ək.ʂə.ɾɑː.ɾəmbʱ/, [ɐk.ʃɐ.ɾäː.ɾɐ̃mbʱ]
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Noun

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अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambhm

  1. the ritual of the beginning of schooling, initiation into literacy
    • 1947, Rajendra Prasad, Ātmakathā [Autobiography] :
      पांचवे या छठे बरस में मेरा अक्षरारम्भ कराया गया था।
      pāñcve yā chaṭhe baras mẽ merā akṣarārambh karāyā gayā thā.
      In the fifth or sixth year I was initiated into literacy.

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