Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
भटकना (bhaṭaknā)
भटकाना (bhaṭkānā)
भटकवाना (bhaṭakvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀝𑁆 (*bhaṭ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Compare Gujarati ભટકવું (bhaṭakvũ), Marathi भटकणे (bhaṭakṇe). McGregor suggests a relation to Sanskrit भ्रष्ट (bhraṣṭa). Cognate with Marathi भटकणे (bhaṭakṇe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱə.ʈək.nɑː/, [bʱɐ.ʈɐk.näː]

Verb edit

भटकना (bhaṭaknā) (intransitive)

  1. to wander restlessly, to search without rest
    इस नक़्शे को साथ में रखो, भटकना नहीं पड़ेगा।
    is naqśe ko sāth mẽ rakho, bhaṭaknā nahī̃ paṛegā.
    Keep this map with you, you will not have to search here and there.
  2. to stray, become lost
  3. to be restless
    … के लिए भटकना… ke lie bhaṭaknāto be restless for, to be tired of waiting for

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