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Alankar
अलंकारSay it uh-lung-KAAR
- Meaning
- Ornament, decoration; a figure of speech Monier-Williams, p. 94
- Say it
- uh-lung-KAAR
- Written
- अलंकार
- Other spellings
- Alankaar, Alamkar
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Alankar
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Alankar meaning
Alankar (अलंकार) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Ornament, decoration; a figure of speech
Alankar (अलंकार) is Sanskrit alaṃkāra, from alam, "fitly, enough", and kāra, "making", so its first sense is the act of adorning. Monier-Williams gives decorating, an ornament or decoration, and in rhetoric an ornament of the sense or the sound, that is, a figure of speech such as a simile. Indian poetics called its study Alaṃkāra Śāstra, and in classical music alankars are patterned note exercises. Baby-name lists give the name as "ornament" or "decoration", matching the dictionary. It suits families who value poetry and music.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 94 · entry alaṃkāra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, alaṃkāra, p. 94 · Wikipedia, Alankāra
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Alankar · Alankaar · Alamkar