बखानना

Hindi

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Etymology

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बखान (bakhān) +‎ -ना (-nā). From Prakrit 𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (vakkhāṇa), from Sanskrit व्याख्यान (vyākhyāna).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.kʰɑːn.nɑː/, [bɐ.kʰä̃ːn.näː]

Noun

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बखानना (bakhānnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بکھاننا)

  1. to expound
  2. to praise
  3. (ironic) to vilify

Conjugation

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References

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  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “बखानना”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]