पहुँचना

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
पहुँचना (pahũcnā)
पहुँचाना (pahũcānā)
पहुँचवाना (pahũcvānā)

From a chain of analogies.

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀪𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀤𑀺 (*pabhuṃcadi, is sufficient, reaches), formed from 𑀧𑀪𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pabhutta, reached, sufficient) by analogy to 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀤𑀺 (muṃcadi, releases) ~ 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (mutta, released). 𑀧𑀪𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pabhutta) is itself formed from 𑀧𑀪𑀼𑀯𑀤𑀺 (pabhuvadi, is strong, reaches) by analogy to 𑀲𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (sutta, slept) ~ 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀤𑀺 (suvadi, to sleep). 𑀧𑀪𑀼𑀯𑀤𑀺 (pabhuvadi) is formed from 𑀧𑀪𑀽𑀤 (pabhūda, much, strong, sufficient) by analogy to 𑀥𑀼𑀯𑀤𑀺 (dhuvadi, shakes) ~ 𑀥𑀽𑀤 (dhūda, shaken). 𑀧𑀪𑀽𑀤 (pabhūda) is from Sanskrit प्रभूत (prábhūta, much, great).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ɦʊ̃t͡ʃ.nɑː/, [pɔ.ɦɔ̃t͡ʃ.näː]

Verb edit

पहुँचना (pahũcnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پہنچنا)

  1. to arrive, reach
    हवाई जहाज़ दुबई तक पहुँचा है।
    havāī jahāz dubaī tak pahũcā hai.
    The airplane has reached as far as Dubai.
  2. to be felt
    तकलीफ़ पहुँचनाtaklīf pahũcnāto feel troubled

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