अटकल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀸 (*aṭṭakkalā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əʈ.kəl/, [ɐʈ.kɐl]

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Noun

अटकल • (aṭkal) f (Urdu spelling اٹکل)

1. guess, estimate, conjecture

   Synonym: अंदाज़ा (andāzā)

Declension

Declension of अटकल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अटकल aṭkal	अटकलें aṭkalẽ
oblique	अटकल aṭkal	अटकलों aṭkalõ
vocative	अटकल aṭkal	अटकलो aṭkalo

Derived terms

• अटकल लगाना (aṭkal lagānā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अटकल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*aṭṭakkalā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press