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एक

हिन्दी

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एक

  • /eːk/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old Hindi एक (eka), from Apabhramsa एक्क (ekka), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka), from Sanskrit एक (éka). Reinforced by Sanskrit एक (eka).

number ek · ایک

  1. cardinal one; 1

adjective ek · ایک

  1. indeclinable sole, only
  2. indeclinable united

article ek · ایک

  1. indeclinable indefinite article (used largely to mean "a certain", but can be used more generally to refer to a noun in its first mention in a conversation)

In English

  • one cardinal number 1
  • an indefinite article

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MLA

"एक." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

एक. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95

Chicago

"एक." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {एक},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}