Hindi

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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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

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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
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Noun

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रचना (racnāf

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

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

Verb

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रचना (racnā) (intransitive)

  1. to be dyed, stained
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Nepali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रचना (racanā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rʌt͡sʌnä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: रचना

Noun

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रचना (racanā)

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