खींचना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
खिंचना (khiñcnā)
खींचना (khī̃cnā)
खिंचाना (khiñcānā)
खिंचवाना (khiñcvānā)

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (*khiṃcaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï, to pull), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Punjabi ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰĩːt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [kʰĩːt͡ʃ.näː]
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    Verb

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    खींचना (khī̃cnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کھینچنا)

    1. to pull
      रस्सी को पत्थर से बांधके खींचो
      rassī ko patthar se bāndhke khī̃co.
      Tie the rope to the rock and pull.
    2. to stretch
    3. to draw tight
    4. to shoot, take a picture
      तस्वीर खींचनाtasvīr khī̃cnāto take a picture

    Conjugation

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    References

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    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khiñc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press