रगड़ना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Cognate with Punjabi ਰਗੜਨਾ (ragṛanā), Gujarati રગડવું (ragaḍvũ), Marathi रगडणे (ragaḍṇe), Bengali রগড়ান (rogoṛan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾə.ɡəɽ.nɑː/, [ɾɐ.ɡɐɽ.näː]

Verb

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रगड़ना (ragaṛnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling رگڑنا)

  1. to rub, abrade
  2. to grind
    Synonym: पीसना (pīsnā)
  3. to grate, wear down
  4. (figuratively) to work hard, work diligently

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Derived terms

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