निचोड़ना

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀦𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀤𑀺 (*niccoḍedi), from Sanskrit *निश्चोटयति (niścoṭayati), from निस्- (nis-, out) +‎ चुट् (cuṭ, to cut off).[1]

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

निचोड़ना (nicoṛnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling نچوڑنا)

  1. to extract by squeezing, squeeze out
    Synonym: गारना (gārnā)
    आम निचोड़नाām nicoṛnāto squeeze the juice out of a mango
  2. (figurative) to extract, exact, wrest (something of value, usually money)
    पाई-पाई निचोड़नाpāī-pāī nicoṛnāto extract every penny

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*niścōṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press