याचक
See also: याचको
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit याचक (yācaka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /jɑː.t͡ʃək/, [jäː.t͡ʃɐk]
Noun
याचक • (yācak) m
- beggar, mendicant
- petitioner
- Synonyms: वादी (vādī), याचिकाकर्ता (yācikākartā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | याचक yācak |
याचक yācak |
| oblique | याचक yācak |
याचकों yācakõ |
| vocative | याचक yācak |
याचको yācako |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “याचक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4065
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “याचक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 842
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “याचक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 628
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
याचक m
- Devanagari script form of yācaka (“beggar”)
Declension
Declension table of "याचक" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | याचको (yācako) | याचका (yācakā) |
| Accusative (second) | याचकं (yācakaṃ) | याचके (yācake) |
| Instrumental (third) | याचकेन (yācakena) | याचकेहि (yācakehi) or याचकेभि (yācakebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | याचकस्स (yācakassa) or याचकाय (yācakāya) or याचकत्थं (yācakatthaṃ) | याचकानं (yācakānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | याचकस्मा (yācakasmā) or याचकम्हा (yācakamhā) or याचका (yācakā) | याचकेहि (yācakehi) or याचकेभि (yācakebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | याचकस्स (yācakassa) | याचकानं (yācakānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | याचकस्मिं (yācakasmiṃ) or याचकम्हि (yācakamhi) or याचके (yācake) | याचकेसु (yācakesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | याचक (yācaka) | याचका (yācakā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- যাচক (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬵᬘᬓ (Balinese script)
- যাচক (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰯𑰓𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀸𑀘𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ယာစက (Burmese script)
- યાચક (Gujarati script)
- ਯਾਚਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦴꦕꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂰𑂒𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಯಾಚಕ (Kannada script)
- យាចក (Khmer script)
- ຍາຈກ (Lao script)
- യാചക (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠ᠊ᠠᢜᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘰𑘓𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᢋᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧑𑦳𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐵𑐔𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଯାଚକ (Odia script)
- ꢫꢵꢗꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆳𑆖𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖯𑖓𑖎 (Siddham script)
- යාචක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩛𑩡𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚭𑚏𑚊 (Takri script)
- யாசக (Tamil script)
- యాచక (Telugu script)
- ยาจก (Thai script)
- ཡཱ་ཙ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒰𑒔𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨊𑨣𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root याच् (yāc) + -अक (-aka).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɑː.t͡ɕɐ.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɑː.t͡ɕɐ.kɐ/
Noun
याचक • (yācaka) stem, m
- a petitioner, asker, beggar
Descendants
- Tamil: யாசகன் (yācakaṉ)
- Telugu: యాచకుడు (yācakuḍu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “याचक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 850.