Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
मटकना (maṭaknā)
मटकाना (maṭkānā)

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆 (*maṭṭ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ʈək.nɑː/, [mɐ.ʈɐk.näː]

Verb

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मटकना (maṭaknā) (intransitive)

  1. to glance around (usually flirtatiously)
  2. to flirt, coquet
    मटकना-फिरनाmaṭaknā-phirnāto go around and flirt; to mingle

Conjugation

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See also

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