खींचना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
खिंचना (khiñcnā)
खींचना (khī̃cnā)
खिंचाना (khiñcānā)
खिंचवाना (khiñcvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀘𑁆- (*khinc-, to drag, pull), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Punjabi ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰĩːt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [kʰĩːt͡ʃ.näː]
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Verb

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खींचना (khī̃cnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کھینچنا)

  1. to pull
    रस्सी को पत्थर से बांधके खींचो
    rassī ko patthar se bāndhke khī̃co.
    Tie the rope to the rock and pull.
  2. to stretch
  3. to draw tight
  4. to shoot, take a picture
    तस्वीर खींचनाtasvīr khī̃cnāto take a picture

Conjugation

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khiñc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press