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Ek 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 Ek has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Eka.

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Ek in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) one, a, single, alone; (nm) the number one; -[adha] one or two, a few; -[eka] each and every; one at a time; •[karake] one by one; ~[citta] resolute, determined; like-minded; ~[cchatra] having absolute authority, autocratic; ~[jana] completely identified (with one another); in complete union; ~[tamtra] autocracy; ~[tamtriya] autocratic; •[rajya] autocratic rule; ~[tamtriya shasana-pranali] autocratic system of government; ~[talla] one-storeyed; ~[tana] intent; harmonic; ~[tanata] harmoniousness, harmony; ~[tara] a monochord; one-stringed instrument; ~[tala] having perfect rhythm; ~[dharma/dharmi] having common attribute or characteristic; ~[nishtha] devoted to or having faith in one; hence ~[nishthata, ~pakshiya] unilateral; hence ~[pakshiyata; -baeka] all of a sudden; ~[baragi] all at once; ~[mamjila] see ~[talla; ~mati/mana] unanimous, having complete concord; ~[mushta] in one lot, in a lump sum; ~[rasa] monotonous; constant; •[ta] monotony; ~[rupa] uniform; •[ta] uniformity; ~[vidha] uniform, homogeneous; •[ta] uniformity, homogeneity; —[anara sau bimara] one post, a hundred candidates;—[amkha na bhana] to have absolutely no liking (for somebody or something) ; to have extreme/complete aversion (to); —[amkha se sabako dekhana] to treat one and all alike; -[eka kaudi damta se pakadana] lit. to hold each shell with one’s teeth —his money comes from him like drops of blood, to be excessively stingy/parsimonious; -[eka pala bhari/pahada hona] each moment to weigh heavily on the mind; —[ora kuam, dusari ora khai] between the devil and the deep sea, between Scylla and the Charybdis; —[ke dasa-dasa karana] to earn enormous profits, to reap a bumper harvest of profits; —[aura eka gyaraha hote haim] lit. one and one make eleven' —strength lies in union; —[ki cara lagana] to level exaggerated charges (against somebody); to multiply accusations; —[ki dasa sunana] to pay back with interest, to pay back ten to one in the same coin; —[cana bhada nahim phoda sakata] a lone soldier cannot win a battle;—[cupa sau ko haraye] patient men win the day;—[jana eka jigara] united in soul and heart; true, sincere and in complete mutual harmony; —[tave ki roti, kya moti kya choti] those cast in the same mould are almost equal in all respects, members of the same family enjoy equal status; —[tira se do shikara] to kill two birds with one stone; —[thaili ke catte-batte] birds of the same feather/flock, cast in the same mould; -[na-eka] one or the other; —[na calana] all efforts to prove in vain/ of no avail; —[najara sau nasihata] a lone example is better than a hundred precepts; —[na sunana/manana] to turn a deaf ear; —[pamtha do kaja] to kill two birds with one stone; —[paraheja sau ilaja] diet cures more than doctors; —[pamva se khade rahana] to be ever ready to serve, to carry out commands; —[phumka mem uda dena] to brush aside, to blow up into thin air; —[machali pure/sare talaba ko ganda kara deti hai] one dirty fish infects the whole mass of water; —[myana mem do talavarem] two of a trade seldom agree; —[lathi se hamkana] to rule all men with the same rod; —[se do bhale] two heads are better than one; —[svara se] unanimously; —[hatha se tali nahim] [bajati] it takes two to make a quarrel; —[hi rata lagaye rahana, —hi raga alapana] to harp on the same string..—ek (एक) is alternatively transliterated as Eka.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

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Nepali dictionary

Ek is another spelling for इक [ika].—suffix. forms adjectives and derived agent nouns from nominal roots;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

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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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