Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾət͡ʃ.nɑː/, [ɾɐt͡ʃ.näː]

Etymology 1 edit

Hindi verb set
रचना (racnā)
रचाना (racānā)

From a passive derivative of Sanskrit रच् (rac) (attested as रचयति (racayati, to fashion)). Compare Nepali रच्नु (racnu), Punjabi ਰਚਣਾ (racṇā) / رَچݨا (racṇā), Sindhi رَچَڻُ / रचणु, Gujarati રચવું (racvũ), Marathi रचणे (racṇe).

Verb edit

रचना (racnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling رَچْنَا)

  1. (intransitive):
    1. to be made, composed
    2. to be initiated
  2. (transitive) Synonym of रचाना (racānā):
    1. to compose
      इसने बहुत मज़ेदार गाना रचा है।
      isne bahut mazedār gānā racā hai.
      He has composed a wonderful song.
    2. to stain
    3. to prepare, ready
      Synonym: तैयार करना (taiyār karnā)
    4. to arrange
Conjugation edit

Noun edit

रचना (racnāf

  1. work, creation (usually literary or artistic)
  2. creating, composing
  3. structure
    Synonym: निर्माण (nirmāṇ)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

The senses relating to dyeing are from Sanskrit रज्यते (rajyate, to be dyed), from the root रञ्ज् (rañj).

Verb edit

रचना (racnā) (intransitive)

  1. to be dyed, stained
Conjugation edit

References edit

Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रचना (racanā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

रचना (racanā)

  1. work, creation (usually literary or artistic)
  2. creating, composing
  3. structure

Related terms edit