अकारण

See also: अकारणे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अकारण (akāraṇa). Equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ कारण (kāraṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.kɑː.ɾəɳ/, [ɐ.käː.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

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Adjective

अकारण • (akāraṇ) (indeclinable)

1. baseless; causeless, without reason

   यह झगड़ा बिलकुल अकारण था।

   yah jhagṛā bilkul akāraṇ thā.

   This quarrel was absolutely pointless.

Adverb

अकारण • (akāraṇ)

1. unnecessarily

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অকাৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬓᬵᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• অকারণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• အကာရဏ (Burmese script)
• અકારણ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਕਾਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦏꦴꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಕಾರಣ (Kannada script)
• អការណ (Khmer script)
• ອກາຣຓ (Lao script)
• അകാരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦮𑧑𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐎𑐵𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଅକାରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢒꢵꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆑𑆳𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• අකාරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩜𑩛𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• அகாரண (Tamil script)
• అకారణ (Telugu script)
• อการณ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཀཱ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒏𑒰𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨋𑨊𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ कारण (kāraṇa)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Adjective

अकारण • (akāraṇa)

1. causeless

Noun

अकारण • (akāraṇa) stem, n

1. absence of a cause