जकड़ना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀤𑀺 (*jakkaḍadi), from Prakrit *𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jakka, restrained) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from an alteration of Prakrit 𑀚𑀬 (jaya, restrained) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit यत (yata, restrained), from Proto-Indo-European *ym̥tós (held). Cognate with Marathi जखडणे (jakhaḍṇe), Gujarati જકડવું (jakaḍvũ), and Punjabi ਜਕੜਨਾ (jakṛanā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.kəɽ.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.kɐɽ.näː]

Verb

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जकड़ना (jakaṛnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling جکڑنا)

  1. to pull tight, tie tightly, bind
    Synonym: कसना (kasnā)
    जकड़कर बाँधनाjakaṛkar bāndhnāto tie tightly
  2. to constrain
  3. to be tightly bound, or constrained
  4. to stiffen (of joints), become stiff
  5. to be numb (with cold)

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