खींच

Hindi

Etymology

From the stem of खींचना (khī̃cnā, “to pull”).Cognate with Bengali খিঁচ (khĩc)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰĩːt͡ʃ/

Noun

खींच • (khī̃c) f

1. pulling, extending, tugging, drawing

Declension

Declension of खींच (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खींच khī̃c	खींचें khī̃cẽ
oblique	खींच khī̃c	खींचों khī̃cõ
vocative	खींच khī̃c	खींचो khī̃co

Derived terms

• खींचतान (khī̃ctān)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खींच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press