Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
बजना (bajnā)
बाजना (bājnā)
बजाना (bajānā)
बजवाना (bajvānā)

From earlier बाजना (bājnā), from Sanskrit वाद्यते (vādyate), the passive form of वादयति (vādayati), from the root वद् (vad, to speak). Compare Nepali बज्नु (bajnu), Gujarati વાગવું (vāgvũ), Marathi वाजणे (vāj̈ṇe), Assamese বাজা (baza).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

बजना (bajnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بجنا)

  1. to ring, chime, make noise
  2. to hit the hour
    तीन मिनट में दो बज जाएंगे।
    tīn minaṭ mẽ do baj jāeṅge.
    It will be two o'clock in three minutes.

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