प्रारंभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रारम्भ (prārambha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾɑː.ɾəmbʱ/, [pɾäː.ɾɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

प्रारंभ • (prārambh) m

1. beginning, commencement

   Synonyms: आरंभ (ārambh), शुरुआत (śuruāt)

   प्रोग्राम के प्रारंभ के लिए क्या आयोजित है?

   progrām ke prārambh ke lie kyā āyojit hai?

   What is planned for the beginning of the program?

Declension

Declension of प्रारंभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रारंभ prārambh	प्रारंभ prārambh
oblique	प्रारंभ prārambh	प्रारंभों prārambhõ
vocative	प्रारंभ prārambh	प्रारंभो prārambho

Related terms

• प्रारंभिक (prārambhik)

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रारम्भ (prārambha).

Noun

प्रारंभ • (prārambha) m

1. start, commencement

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “प्रारंभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रारंभ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press