संकेत

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सङ्केत (saṅketa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /səŋ.keːt̪/, [sɐ̃ŋ.keːt̪]

Noun

संकेत • (saṅket) m (Urdu spelling سنکيت)

  1. signal, indication, hint
    Synonym: इशारा (iśārā)
    अध्यापक ने लड़कों को उठने का संकेत दिया।
    adhyāpak ne laṛkõ ko uṭhne kā saṅket diyā.
    The teacher gave a signal to the boys to rise.
  2. a sign
  3. mark, indication
    Synonyms: निशान (niśān), चिह्न (cihna)
    मैंने किताब के कुछ पन्ने पर संकेत लगाया है।
    ma͠ine kitāb ke kuch panne par saṅket lagāyā hai.
    I have marked some of the pages in this book.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “संकेत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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