हिचकिचाना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Reduplication of हिचक (hicak, hesitation) +‎ -ना (-nā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪt͡ʃ.kɪ.t͡ʃɑː.nɑː/, [ɦɪt͡ʃ.kɪ.t͡ʃäː.näː]

Verb

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हिचकिचाना (hickicānā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ہچکچانا)

  1. to hesitate, be reluctant
    Synonym: हिचकना (hicaknā)
    हिचकिचाते हुए जवाब दिया उसने।
    hickicāte hue javāb diyā usne.
    He answered hesitatingly.

Conjugation

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