Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*phekk), perhaps metathesised from Sanskrit क्षिप् (kṣip, to throw). Cognate with Gujarati ફેંકવું (pheṅkvũ), Marathi फेकणे (phekṇe).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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پھین٘کْنا (phẽknā) (Hindi spelling फेंकना)

  1. (transitive) to throw
  2. (transitive) to trash, to throw out
  3. (transitive) to reject
  4. (figuratively, intransitive) to lie, to bluff

Conjugation

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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References

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  • پھینکنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.