Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
खुदना (khudnā)
खोदना (khodnā)
खुदवाना (khudvānā)

Derived from Prakrit *𑀔𑁆ō𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁆 (*khōdd). Cognate to Punjabi ਖੋਦਣਾ (khodṇā), Gujarati ખોદવું (khodvũ), Marathi 𑘏𑘻𑘟𑘜𑘹𑘽 (khodṇẽ), Nepali खोदनु (khodanu), Bengali খোদা (khōda).

Pronunciation

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

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खोदना (khodnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کهودنا)

  1. to dig, excavate
    लड़के ने बग़ीचे में कुआँ खोद लिया है।
    laṛke ne baġīce mẽ kuā̃ khod liyā hai.
    The boy has dug out a well in the garden.
  2. to engrave
  3. (figuratively) to investigate

Conjugation

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