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कक्षा

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कक्षा (kakṣā). The sense "class, course" didn't exist in Sanskrit and is a calque of English class, which means both "category" and "course, a group of students studying together".

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kək.ʂɑː/, [kɐk.ʃäː]

Noun

कक्षा (kakṣā) f (rare, formal)

  1. category (a group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria)
  2. (neologism) class, course
  3. (physics) orbit
    पृथ्वी सूर्य की कक्षा में है।
    pŕthvī sūrya kī kakṣā mẽ hai.
    The Earth is in orbit around the Sun.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Derived from a feminine form of कक्ष (kákṣa, armpit, room). The sense "class, course" is a neologism formed with influence from Hindi कक्षा (kakṣā).

Pronunciation

Noun

कक्षा (kakṣā) stem, f

  1. any place surrounded by walls (as a courtyard)
  2. balance
  3. circumference
  4. emulation
  5. equality
  6. orbit of a planet
  7. painful boils in the armpit
  8. periphery
  9. private chamber or room in general
  10. resemblance
  11. rivalry
  12. secluded portion of a building
  13. similarity
  14. surrounding wall
  15. wall
  16. (neologism) class, course

Declension

More information singular, dual ...
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “kakṣā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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