Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
पकना (paknā)
पकाना (pakānā)
पकवाना (pakvānā)

Ultimately from Sanskrit पचति (pacati, cooks). Cognate with Nepali पकाउनु (pakāunu), Assamese পকোৱা (poküa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.kɑː.nɑː/, [pɐ.käː.näː]

Verb edit

पकाना (pakānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling پکانا)

  1. to cook, prepare food
    हमें चार लोगों के लिए खाना पकाना हैं।
    hamẽ cār logõ ke lie khānā pakānā ha͠i.
    We have to cook food for four people.
  2. to ripen
  3. to fire, bake (bricks)
  4. (colloquial) to arrange, settle; make ready

Conjugation edit