Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
तरसना (tarasnā)
तरसाना (tarsānā)
तरसवाना (tarasvānā)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛṣyati), from Proto-Indo-European *ters-. Cognate with Gujarati તરસવું (tarasvũ) and English thirst (figuratively, “desire”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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तरसना (tarasnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ترسنا)

  1. to long for (+ के लिए (ke lie))
  2. to be tantalised or teased
  3. to suffer (for want of, को (ko))

Conjugation

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