Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
ऐंठना (a͠iṭhnā)
ऐंठाना (a͠iṭhānā)
ऐंठवाना (a͠iṭhvānā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit आवेष्ट्यते (āveṣṭyate), from the root वेष्ट् (veṣṭ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɛ̃ːʈʰ.nɑː/, [ɛ̃ːʈʰ.näː]

Verb edit

ऐंठना (a͠iṭhnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling اينٿهنا)

  1. to be twisted
  2. to writhe, wriggle
  3. to be cramped or contorted
  4. to become rigid, stiff
  5. to strut
    Synonym: अकड़ना (akaṛnā)
  6. to twist, wind, spin (as wool)
  7. to make crooked, distort
  8. to squeeze, wring
  9. to behave with haughtiness (used thus out of the crookedness of facial-expressions while being haughty)
    वो सबसे ऐंठ के बात करता है।vo sabse a͠iṭh ke bāt kartā hai.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  10. to extort
    पैसे ऐंठनाpaise a͠iṭhnāto extort money

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