आलोचना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोचना (ālocanā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.loːt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [äː.loːt͡ʃ.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

आलोचना • (ālocnā) f (Urdu spelling آلوچنا‎)

  1. criticism
    Synonyms: तंक़ीद (taṅqīd), समालोचना (samālocnā)
    नेता के निर्णय की काफ़ी आलोचना हुई।
    netā ke nirṇay kī kāfī ālocnā huī.
    The politician's decision was criticized quite a bit.
  2. review
  3. opinion

Declension
Declension of आलोचना (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct आलोचना
ālocnā		 आलोचनाएँ
ālocnāẽ
oblique आलोचना
ālocnā		 आलोचनाओं
ālocnāõ
vocative आलोचना
ālocnā		 आलोचनाओ
ālocnāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

Feminine of आलोचन (ālocana), from आ- (ā-) +‎ लोचन (locana), literally “seeing”.

Pronunciation

Noun

आलोचना • (ālocanā) stem, f

  1. seeing; perceiving; reflection
  2. discussion; criticism
  3. review
  4. opinion[1]

Descendants

References
  1. 2023 May 8, इंदु सिंह, “आलोचना का अर्थ, परिभाषा, स्वरुप तथा साहित्य और आलोचना के अंतः संबंध”, in अभिव्यक्ति‎, archived from the original on 16 December 2023:
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