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Only in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Onlyadjective
अकेला
🗣️ hi [/ə.keː.lɑː/, [ɐ.keː.läː], /ˈəʊn.li/, /ˈəʊn.i/, /ˈɑːn.li/, /ˈoʊn.li/, [ˈoːn.li], [ˈɔːn.lɪ], /ˈonli/, /(w)ɵnˈli/, /ˈwənli/, /ˈɔ̝ːnliː/, /ˈaːnliː/]
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📖 Meaning of “only”

The meaning of “only” in Hindi is अकेला, pronounced hi — it is a adjective. 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 only

exclusive of anyone or anything else

🟢 Similar words for only
alone(p) merely simply just but entirely exclusively solely alone only if only when
✍️ Only in a sentence
Only he could do such a foolish thing.
वह अकेला 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)
Sanskrit -ल (-la)
Sanskrit एकल (ekala)
Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ĕkkalla)
Prakrit -𑀓- (-ka-)
Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (ĕkkallaya)
Old Hindi अकेला (akelā)
Hindi अकेला
Inherited from Old Hindi अकेला (akelā), a variant of एकला (ekalā), एकल (ekala) with metathesis, from Prakrit एक्कल्लय (ĕkkallaya), from एक्कल्ल (ĕkkalla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately related to Sanskrit एकल (ekala, “alone”). Cognate with Gujarati એકલું (ekalũ), Bengali একলা (ekola).

Quick facts about “only”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Only
Meaning in Hindi
अकेला
Pronunciation
hi
Part of speech
Adjective
Similar words
11
Category
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas
Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas
Sanskrit एक (eka)
Sanskrit -ल (-la)
Sanskrit एकल (ekala)
Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ĕkkalla)
Prakrit -𑀓- (-ka-)
Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (ĕkkallaya)
Old Hindi अकेला (akelā)
Hindi अकेला
Inherited from Old Hindi अकेला (akelā), a variant of एकला (ekalā), एकल (ekala) with metathesis, from Prakrit एक्कल्लय (ĕkkallaya), from एक्कल्ल (ĕkkalla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately related to Sanskrit एकल (ekala, “alone”). Cognate with Gujarati એકલું (ekalũ), Bengali একলা (ekola).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "only" is अकेला (hi).
In Devanagari script it is written as अकेला.
It is pronounced "hi". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.
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