Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
तकना (taknā)
ताकना (tāknā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀤𑀺 (takkedi), from Sanskrit तर्कयति (tarkayati).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

ताकना (tāknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling تاکنا)

  1. to look around, watch alertly
  2. to stare, gaze, ogle
    Synonym: घूरना (ghūrnā)
  3. to look in wait

Conjugation edit

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