અલખ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Hindustani اَلَکھ (alakh) / अलख (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈə.ləkʰ/

Adjective

અલખ • (alakh)

1. unknowable

Proper noun

અલખ • (alakh) m

1. Brahma

References

• “અલખ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alakṣya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31