Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
उचकना (ucaknā)
उचकाना (uckānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (uccāvedi, to raise) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), a verbal derivative of Sanskrit उच्च (ucca, lofty, high) (whence ऊंचा (ūñcā, high, tall). Compare Marathi उचकणे (ucakṇe). Related to उझकना (ujhaknā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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उचकना (ucaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اُچَکْنا)

  1. to jump, leap
    Synonyms: कूदना (kūdnā), उछलना (uchalnā)
    उचकके बोलनाucakke bolnāto speak excitedly

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “उचकना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press