अक्खड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa). Related to अकड़ (akaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ək.kʰəɽ/, [ɐk̚.kʰɐɽ]
• Hyphenation: अक्‧खड़, अ‧क्खड़
• Rhymes: -əɽ

Adjective

अक्खड़ • (akkhaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَکَّھڑ)

1. recalcitrant, stubborn

   Synonym: ज़िद्दी (ziddī)

2. arrogant, audacious, presumptuous
3. proud
4. foolhardy, fearless

Derived terms

• अक्खड़पन (akkhaṛpan)
• अक्खड़पना (akkhaṛpanā)

 

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अक्खड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 11
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 45

Malvi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa).

Cognates

Cognate with Hindustani اَکَّھڑ / अक्खड़ (akkhaṛ)

Adjective

अक्खड़ (akkhaṛ) (indeclinable)

1. stubborn
2. quarrelsome

Further reading

More information

• “अक्खड़”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “अक्खड़”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, अ, page 13, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 45