आलोचना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोचना (ālocanā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.loːt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [äː.loːt͡ʃ.näː]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

आलोचना • (ālocnā) f (Urdu spelling آلوچنا)

criticism
Synonyms: तंक़ीद (taṅqīd), समालोचना (samālocnā)

नेता के निर्णय की काफ़ी आलोचना हुई।
netā ke nirṇay kī kāfī ālocnā huī.
The politician's decision was criticized quite a bit.
review
opinion

Declension

Declension of *आलोचना* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	आलोचना ālocnā	आलोचनाएँ ālocnāẽ
oblique	आलोचना ālocnā	आलोचनाओं ālocnāõ
vocative	आलोचना ālocnā	आलोचनाओ ālocnāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

আলোচনা (Assamese script)
ᬆᬮᭀᬘᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
আলোচনা (Bengali script)
𑰁𑰩𑰺𑰓𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀆𑀮𑁄𑀘𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
အာလောစနာ (Burmese script)
આલોચના (Gujarati script)
ਆਲੋਚਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌆𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦴꦭꦺꦴꦕꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂄𑂪𑂷𑂒𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಆಲೋಚನಾ (Kannada script)
អាលោចនា (Khmer script)
ອາໂລຈນາ (Lao script)
ആലോചനാ (Malayalam script)
ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠣᢜᠠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘁𑘩𑘻𑘓𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠠᢗᠯᠣᠸᠠᢋᠠᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦡𑧉𑧜𑦳𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐁𑐮𑑀𑐔𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
ଆଲୋଚନା (Odia script)
ꢃꢭꣂꢗꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆄𑆬𑆾𑆖𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖁𑖩𑖺𑖓𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
ආලොචනා (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩛𑩽𑩕𑩡𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚁𑚥𑚴𑚏𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
ஆலோசநா (Tamil script)
ఆలోచనా (Telugu script)
อาโลจนา (Thai script)
ཨཱ་ལོ་ཙ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒂𑒪𑒼𑒔𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨊𑨬𑨆𑨣𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of आलोचन (ālocana), from आ- (ā-) +‎ लोचन (locana), literally “seeing”.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.lɐw.t͡ɕɐ.nɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.l̪oː.t͡ɕɐ.n̪ɑː/

Noun

आलोचना • (ālocanā) stem, f

Descendants

→ Bengali: আলোচনা (alōcona)
→ Hindi: आलोचना (ālocnā)
→ Kannada: ಆಲೋಚನೆ (ālōcane)
→ Malayalam: ആലോചന (ālōcana)
→ Tamil: ஆலோசனை (ālōcaṉai)

References

^ इंदु सिंह (8 May 2023), “आलोचना का अर्थ, परिभाषा, स्वरुप तथा साहित्य और आलोचना के अंतः संबंध”, in अभिव्यक्ति‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 December 2023