अकाज

Hindi

FWOTD – 8 March 2020

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ काज (kāj).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.kɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɐ.käːd͡ʒ]

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Noun

अकाज • (akāj) m (Urdu spelling اکاج)

1. loss, damage, harm
2. improper action, unacceptable action
   • 2015 December 24, “सांसदों को दोगुने वेतन का प्रस्ताव [sānsdõ ko dogune vetan kā prastāv]”, in Dainik Jagran‎^[1]:

     संसद के इस कथित अकाज से देश को इस सत्र के हरेक दिन 10.4 करोड़ रुपये का नुकसान हुआ।

     sansad ke is kathit akāj se deś ko is satra ke harek din 10.4 karoṛ rupye kā nuksān huā.

     Due to Parliament's alleged bad actions, the country lost 10.4 crore rupees per day during this session.

Declension

Declension of अकाज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अकाज akāj	अकाज akāj
oblique	अकाज akāj	अकाजों akājõ
vocative	अकाज akāj	अकाजो akājo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अकाज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अकाज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.