अंचल

See also: अचल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Cognate to Nepali अञ्चल (añcal).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ən.t͡ʃəl/, [ɐ̃n.t͡ʃɐl]
  • (file)

Noun

अंचल • (añcal) m (Urdu spelling انچل)

  1. end of sari; the end of a sari wrapped around breast
  2. the border or hem of a cloak, veil, shawl, or mantle
  3. (figuratively) bosom
  4. border region, region
    Synonyms: क्षेत्र (kṣetra), इलाक़ा (ilāqā), ज़ोन (zon)
  5. shore, end, edge
  6. (In Nepal) anchal

Declension

Derived terms

  • पूर्वांचल (pūrvāñcal)
  • हिमांचल (himāñcal)
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