Hindi

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Etymology

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बदल (badal) +‎ -ना (-nā). The first element in the word is from Arabic.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.d̪əl.nɑː/, [bɐ.d̪ɐl.näː]
  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: ब‧दल‧ना

Verb

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बदलना (badalnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling بدلنا)

  1. to change, transform
    Synonyms: परिवर्तन होना (parivartan honā), तबदील होना (tabdīl honā)
    मेरा पूरा नज़ारा बदल गया।merā pūrā nazārā badal gayā.My entire view changed.
    कपड़े बदलनाkapṛe badalnāto change clothes
  2. to transfer, change post
    स्कूल बदलनाskūl badalnāto transfer to another school

Conjugation

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