Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰə.pɑː.nɑː/, [kʰɐ.päː.näː]

Etymology 1

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Hindi verb set
खपना (khapnā)
खपाना (khapānā)

Causative form of खपना (khapnā).[1]

Verb

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खपाना (khapānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کهپانا)

  1. to destroy
  2. to ruin, ravage, lay waste
  3. to end, finish, complete, exhaust
  4. to use, expend, consume, waste
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Etymology 2

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Hindi verb set
खपना (khapnā)
खपाना (khapānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*khappa). Compare खाप (khāp, sheath).[2]

Verb

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खपाना (khapānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کهپانا)

  1. to take in or into
  2. to swallow up
  3. to absorb
  4. to dry up
  5. to mix
  6. to cause to enter
  7. to put or fit (into)
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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣapyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khappa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press