Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
बचना (bacnā)
बचाना (bacānā)
बचवाना (bacvānā)

Regular transitive form of बचना (bacnā). Cognate to Punjabi ਬਚਾਉਣਾ (bacāuṇā) / بَچاؤݨا (bacā'oṇā), Marathi वाचवणे (vāċavṇe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.t͡ʃɑː.nɑː/, [bɐ.t͡ʃäː.näː]

Verb edit

बचाना (bacānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بچانا)

  1. to save, rescue
  2. to defend, protect
    Synonym: रक्षा करना (rakṣā karnā)
  3. to save up, store
    मैं पैसे बचाने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ।
    ma͠i paise bacāne kī kośiś kar rahā hū̃.
    I'm trying to save up money.
  4. to avoid, avert (e.g. one's gaze)
    हय भगवान, अपनी आँखें बचाओ
    hay bhagvān, apnī ā̃khẽ bacāo.
    Oh my God, avert your eyes.

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “váñcati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading edit