अक्षरारंभ

Hindi
FWOTD – 17 September 2017

Alternative forms
  • अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षरारम्भ (akṣarārambha). Surface analysis is अक्षर (akṣar, “letter”) +‎ आरंभ (ārambh, “beginning”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ək.ʃə.ɾɑː.ɾəmbʱ/

Noun

अक्षरारंभ • (akṣarārambh) m

  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.

Declension
Declension of अक्षरारंभ
Singular Plural
Direct अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh) अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh)
Oblique अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh) अक्षरारंभों (akṣarārambhõ)
Vocative अक्षरारंभ (akṣarārambh) अक्षरारंभो (akṣarārambho)
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