अंकित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्कित (aṅkita). By surface analysis, अंक (aṅk) +‎ -इत (-it).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.kɪt̪/, [ɐ̃ŋ.kɪt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɪt̪

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Adjective

अंकित • (aṅkit) (indeclinable)

1. marked, noted

   Synonyms: लिखा हुआ (likhā huā), चिन्हित (cinhit), चिह्नित (cihnit)

2. numbered, labelled, lettered
3. stamped, branded
4. drawn

   इस दीवार पे क्या अंकित किया गया है?

   is dīvār pe kyā aṅkit kiyā gayā hai?

   What has been drawn on this wall?

5. spotted, stained

   मेरे दोनों कुत्ते अंकित हैं ― mere donõ kutte aṅkit ha͠i ― Both of my dogs are spotted

6. assessed, appraised, given marks (as on an exam)

   इसके प्रयोग तो अंकित हो चुके हैं, अब बस दो लोग और बचे हैं। ― iske prayog to aṅkit ho cuke ha͠i, ab bas do log aur bace ha͠i. ― His experiments have already been assessed, now only two persons remain.

Proper noun

अंकित • (aṅkit) m

1. a male given name, Ankit, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अंकित (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंकित aṅkit	अंकित aṅkit
oblique	अंकित aṅkit	अंकितों aṅkitõ
vocative	अंकित aṅkit	अंकितो aṅkito

Related terms

• अंक (aṅk, “number”)

References

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