Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
चुकना (cuknā)
चुकाना (cukānā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (cukkaï), from 𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cukka) + -𑀅𑀇 (-aï). Doublet of चूकना (cūknā).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

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    चुकना (cuknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling چکنا)

    1. to be settled
    2. to be paid off, repaid (e.g. a debt)
    3. to be finished, completed
      मैं अपना काम कर चुका हूँ।ma͠i apnā kām kar cukā hū̃.I have finished my work.

    Conjugation

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    References

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