छोड़ना

Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
छूटना (chūṭnā)
छोड़ना (choṛnā)
छुड़ाना (chuṛānā)
छुड़वाना (chuṛvānā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀤𑀺 (choḍedi). Cognate with Sindhi ڇوڙڻُ / छोड़णु, Gujarati છોડવું (choḍvũ), Marathi सोडणे (soḍṇe).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

छोड़ना (choṛnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چھوڑْنَا)

  1. to release, let go
  2. to pardon, condone
  3. to leave, abandon, quit
    नितिन ने अपनी नौकरी छोड़ दी।
    nitin ne apnī naukrī choṛ dī.
    Nitin quit his job.
    भारत छोड़ो आंदोलनbhārat choṛo āndolanQuit India Movement
    मेरा हाँथ छोड़ोmerā hā̃th choṛo.Let go of my hand.

Conjugation edit

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