Acupuncture in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “acupuncture” in Hindi is एक्यूपंचर{चिकित्सा), pronounced aikyupanakchar — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Proto-Italic *akus
New Latin acus
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *pungō
New Latin pungō
New Latin pūnctus
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
New Latin -tūra
New Latin pūnctūra
New Latin acūpūnctūralbor.
English acupuncture
Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Proto-Italic *akus
New Latin acus
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *pungō
New Latin pungō
New Latin pūnctus
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
New Latin -tūra
New Latin pūnctūra
New Latin acūpūnctūralbor.
English acupuncture
Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
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