अकार

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • The Devanagari letter अ.
  • The vowel sound

Etymology

Compound from Sanskrit अ (not, un-, without, no, negation) + Sanskrit कार (action, performing, deed, doing, making, producing, etc, sound, act, doer, tax, smith)root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (do, make, build, construct, a kind of dish pot).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷer-

Gloss

do, make, build, construct, a kind of dish pot

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

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