इच्छुक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छुक (icchuka). By surface analysis, इच्छा (icchā) +‎ -उक (-uk) or इच्छु (icchu) +‎ -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɪt̪.t͡ʃʰʊk/, [ɪt̚.t͡ʃʰʊk]

Adjective

इच्छुक • (icchuk) (indeclinable)

  1. desirous, willing
    शांति के इच्छुक राष्ट्र ― śānti ke icchuk rāṣṭra ― nations desiring peace

Noun

इच्छुक • (icchuk) m

  1. one who is desirous

References

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