डाँटना

Hindi

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Etymology

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From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆 (*draṭ, to press), from a nasal-infixed verbal derivative or with spontaneous nasalisation. Cognate with Bengali ডাঁটা (ḍãṭa, to reprimand). See Marathi दाटणे (dāṭṇe, to thicken) for likely cognates with different semantic development.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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डाँटना (ḍā̃ṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ڈَان٘ٹْنَا)

  1. to scold, rebuke
  2. to threaten
  3. to restrain, hold back

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