याचना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit याचना (yācanā). Doublet of जाचना (jācnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑːt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [jäːt͡ʃ.näː]

Noun

याचना • (yācnā) f (Urdu spelling یاچنا)

1. soliciting
2. entreaty

Derived terms

• याचना करना (yācnā karnā)

 

Related terms

• याचक (yācak)
• याचिका (yācikā)

 

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “याचना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.