Hindi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit पुच्छइ (pucchaï), पुच्छदि (pucchadi), from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛccháti). Cognate with Gujarati પૂછવું (pūchvũ), Marathi पुसणे (pusṇe), Kalasha phúčik, Romani pućhel. More distantly cognate with Persian پرسیدن (porsidan) and German forschen. Related to प्रश्न (praśna, question) and पृच्छा (pŕcchā, enquiry).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /puːt͡ʃʰ.nɑː/, [puːt͡ʃʰ.näː]

    Verb

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    पूछना (pūchnā) (Urdu spelling پوچھنا)

    1. (transitive) to ask, enquire
      उस कुत्ते से पूछो वह अपने आप को कौन समझता है!
      us kutte se pūcho vah apne āp ko kaun samajhtā hai!
      Ask that cheat who he thinks he is!

    Conjugation

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