अंकुर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्कुर (aṅkura).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.kʊɾ/, [ɐ̃ŋ.kʊɾ]

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Noun

अंकुर • (aṅkur) m

1. shoot, bud, sprout

   अंकुर फूटना ― aṅkur phūṭnā ― to sprout (a plant)

2. (figuratively) offspring
3. (figuratively) granulation (of a healing wound)
4. (figuratively) germ (the origin or the beginning of an idea &c.)

Declension

Declension of अंकुर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंकुर aṅkur	अंकुर aṅkur
oblique	अंकुर aṅkur	अंकुरों aṅkurõ
vocative	अंकुर aṅkur	अंकुरो aṅkuro

Derived terms

• अंकुर आना (aṅkur ānā)
• अंकुर उगना (aṅkur ugnā)
• अंकुर निकलना (aṅkur nikalnā)
• अंकुर फूटना (aṅkur phūṭnā)

 

Related terms

• अंकुरक (aṅkurak)
• अंकुरण (aṅkuraṇ)
• अंकुरित (aṅkurit)

 

Proper noun

अंकुर • (aṅkur) m

1. a male given name, Ankur, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अंकुर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंकुर aṅkur	अंकुर aṅkur
oblique	अंकुर aṅkur	अंकुरों aṅkurõ
vocative	अंकुर aṅkur	अंकुरो aṅkuro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अंकुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अंकुर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha