Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀘𑁆- (*khinc-, to drag, pull). Compare Punjabi کِھچّݨا (khiccṇā) / ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

کَھین٘چنا or کِھین٘چنا (kha͠icnā or khī̃cnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling खींचना)

  1. to pull
  2. to stretch
  3. to draw tight
  4. to shoot, take a picture (to capture)
    تَصْوِیر کَھین٘چو!
    tasvīr kha͠ico!
    take a photo!

Conjugation edit

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

References edit

  • کھینچنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کھینچنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.