हिचकना

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
हिचकना (hicaknā)
हिचकाना (hickānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Compare Punjabi ਹਿਚਕਣਾ (hickaṇā) / ہِچکݨا (hickṇā), Gujarati હીંચકવું (hī̃cakvũ), હીંચકો (hī̃cko), Marathi हिसकणे (hisakṇe).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.t͡ʃək.nɑː/, [ɦɪ.t͡ʃɐk.näː]

Verb edit

हिचकना (hicaknā) (Urdu spelling ہِچَکْنَا)

  1. to draw back, hesitate
  2. to be reluctant
  3. to hiccup
  4. to sob

Conjugation edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit