Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
ढलकना (ḍhalaknā)
ढलकाना (ḍhalkānā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀮𑀤𑀺 (ḍhaladi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*ḍhalati, bends over, falls). Cognate with Nepali ढलकनु (ḍhalakanu, to lean over). Compare also ढरना (ḍharnā) and ढालना (ḍhālnā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱə.lək.nɑː/, [ɖʱɐ.lɐk.näː]

Verb edit

ढलकना (ḍhalaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ڈھلکنا)

  1. to flow down, overflow, be spilt, shed, or poured out
  2. to fall or to hang down loosely
  3. to roll, slide

Conjugation edit

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