Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
फैलना (phailnā)
फैलाना (phailānā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀥𑀺𑀤 (padhida) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-), from Sanskrit प्रथित (prathita, spread out), from प्रथ् (prath), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (flat). Cognate with Marathi फैलावणे (phailāvṇe), Gujarati ફેલાવું (phelāvũ), Punjabi ਫੈਲਾਣਾ (phailāṇā).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

फैलना (phailnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پهيلنا)

  1. to spread
    यह बिमारी मेरे शरीर भर में फैल चुकी है
    yah bimārī mere śarīr bhar mẽ phail cukī hai
    This disease has spread throughout my body.
  2. to circulate

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