Akademi

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proper noun

(an) Academy, a specific society of scholars or artists.

“R. K. Narayan was the first Sahitya Akademi Award winner.”

OriginEnglish academy ← Hindi अकादमी ← or ଅକାଦମୀ →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounAkademi (uncountable)
  1. Indiauncountablechiefly compounds(an) Academy, a specific society of scholars or artists.

    R. K. Narayan was the first Sahitya Akademi Award winner.

Origin

  1. Punjabiਅਕਾਦਮੀ
  2. orଅକାଦମୀ
  3. Hindiअकादमी
  4. Englishacademy
  5. EnglishAkademi

Essentially a re-borrowing of English academy through the phonetic/orthographic systems of Indian languages (particularly Hindi अकादमी (akādmī), Odia ଅକାଦମୀ (akādami) / ଅକାଦେମି (akādemi) / ଆକାଦେମୀ (ākādemi) and Punjabi ਅਕਾਦਮੀ (akādmī).

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APA

Akademi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akademi

MLA

“Akademi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akademi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Akademi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akademi.

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