One in Hindi — Meaning of एक (ek)

📖 Meaning of “one”

The meaning of “one” in Hindi is एक, pronounced ek — it is a determiner. 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.

📘 Definition of one

a single person or thing

🟢 Similar words for one

1 i ace single unity ane

✍️ One in a sentence

I have one nice pen.

मेरे पास एक सुन्दर कलम है।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas
Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas
Sanskrit एक (eka)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka)
Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka)
Apabhramsa एक्क (ekka)
Old Hindi एक (eka)
▲
Sanskrit एक (eka)influ.
Hindi एक
Inherited from Old Hindi एक (eka), from Apabhramsa एक्क (ekka), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka), from Sanskrit एक (éka). Reinforced by Sanskrit एक (eka).

Quick facts about “one”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

One

Meaning in Hindi

एक

Pronunciation

ek

Part of speech

Determiner

Similar words

6

Related Words

Explore more words like this one.

overcome वशीभूत कर लेना opium अफ़ीम outernet पारम्परिक मीडिया संसाधन रेडियो अखबार old testament पूर्व विधान ohchr ओ एच सी एच आर ovulation अण्डोत्सर्ग oppressed उत्पीड़ित of the name of नामक

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "one" is एक (ek).

In Devanagari script it is written as एक.

It is pronounced "ek". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

← Back to Dictionary