आक्का

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Compare Sanskrit अक्का (akkā), Kannada ಅಕ್ಕ (akka), Telugu అక్క (akka), Tamil அக்கா (akkā), Sinhalese අක්‍කා (akkā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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आक्का (ākkāf

  1. older sister
    Synonym: ताई (tāī)
    Hypernym: बहीण (bahīṇ)
  2. elderly woman

See also

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आक्का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अक्का”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press