अलौकिक alaukik

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Unearthly, heavenly, celestial, phenomenal, transcendental, supernatural.
Uncommon, strange, rare, unusual, exceptional, unordinary, extraordinary.

Usual translation

alokik
subtle
spiritual
unique

Origin of the definition

अ a a —the first letter and the first vowel of the Devna:gri: alphabet; a prefix signifying negation or absence (of something) as असुंदर, अस्पष्ट; see अन्.

अलौकिक alaukika alaukik (a) unearthly, heavenly, celestial; phenomenal; transcendental, supernatural; hence ~ता (nf); —दृश्य feast/sight for the gods.

अलौकिक a-laukik [S.], adj. 1. unearthly, supernatural; superhuman, transcendental. 2. strange, rare.

S الوکك अलौकिक alaukik, adj. Not of this world, supernatural, super-human, transcendental; unknown, uncommon, strange, rare, extraordinary, not current; unpopular.

Alokik. Non-earthly, non-physical.

लौकिक laukik (sanskrit)

Secular, earthly, worldly, mundane.