Alankar: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Alankar means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Alankar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Alamkara.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Alankar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) embellishment; ornament; figure of speech; -[shastra] Rhetorics; -[shistri] a rhetorician; ~[shastriya] rhetoric..—alankar (अलंकार) is alternatively transliterated as Alaṃkāra.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Alankaar is another spelling for अलङ्कार [alaṅkāra].—n. 1. decoration; ornament; 2. embellishment; ornamentation;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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