धड़कना

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
धड़कना (dhaṛaknā)
धड़काना (dhaṛkānā)

From Prakrit *𑀥𑀟𑁆- (*dhaḍ-, beat) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Related to धड़कन (dhaṛkan). Compare Punjabi ਧੜਕਣਾ (dhaṛkaṇā) / دھڑکݨا (dhṛkṇā), Sindhi ڌَڙْڪَڻُ / धड़कणु, Gujarati ધડકવું (dhaḍakvũ), Marathi धडकणे (dhaḍakṇe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱə.ɽək.nɑː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ɽɐk.näː]

Verb edit

धड़कना (dhaṛaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling دَھڑَکْنَا)

  1. to beat, throb
    मेरा दिल धीमे धड़क रहा है
    merā dil dhīme dhaṛak rahā hai.
    My heart is beating slowly.

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhaḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press