आलिंगन

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आलिंगन

/ɑː.lɪŋ.ɡən/ Hindi, Standard
[äː.lɪ̃ŋ.ɡɐ̃n] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलिङ्गन (āliṅgana). By surface analysis, आ- (ā-) + लिंगन (liṅgan). Compare Gujarati આલિંગન (āliṅgan), Marathi आलिंगन (āliṅgan), Kannada ಆಲಿಂಗನ (āliṅgana), Telugu ఆలింగనము (āliṅganamu), Malayalam ആലിംഗനം (āliṅganaṁ), Maithili आलिङ्गन (āliṅgan) / 𑒂𑒪𑒱𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒢 (āliṅgana), Bengali আলিঙ্গন (aliṅgon), Assamese আলিঙ্গন (aliṅgon), Sinhalese ආලිංගනය (āliṁganaya).

noun āliṅgan · آلِنگَن · आलिंगन · आलिंगनों

formal, masculine a hug, embrace
Similar: आग़ोश

In English

embrace act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest —
hug affectionate embrace

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MLA

"आलिंगन." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

आलिंगन. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8

Chicago

"आलिंगन." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {आलिंगन},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}