Hindi

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Etymology 1

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Hindi verb set
तनना (tannā)
तानना (tānnā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (*tāṇedi), from Sanskrit तानयति (tānáyati, to extend), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tānáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *tonéyeti. Cognate with Gujarati તાણવું (tāṇvũ), Marathi ताणणे (tāṇṇe), Sindhi تاڻَڻُ / ताणणु. Also cognate with German dehnen and Old English þennan.

Verb

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तानना (tānnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling تَانْنَا)

  1. to stretch, expand, elongate
  2. to tighten, clench, draw
    धनुष ताननाdhanuṣ tānnāto draw a bow
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀤𑀺 (*taṇṇadi), from Sanskrit तन्यते (tanyate, to be extended).

Verb

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तानना (tānnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling تَانْنَا)

  1. to rest, sleep
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