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Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
दहकना (dahaknā)
दहकाना (dahkānā)

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀤𑀺 (dahadi, burns) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit दहति (dahati).

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  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɦək.nɑː/, [d̪ɛ.ɦɛk.näː]

Verb edit

दहकना (dahaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling دہکنا)

  1. to burn, blaze, be burnt or scorched
  2. (figurative) to be consumed by grief or remorse

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