लताड़ना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Nepali लतार्नु (latārnu). Turner suggests the same source as लात (lāt, kick).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lə.t̪ɑːɽ.nɑː/, [lɐ.t̪äːɽ.näː]

Verb

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लताड़ना (latāṛnā) (transitive)

  1. to refuse, spurn, rebuff
    Hypernym: मना करना (manā karnā)
    निगम ने उसका प्रस्थापना को लताड़ा
    nigam ne uskā prasthāpnā ko latāṛā.
    The corporation expressly denied his offer.
  2. to censure, revile

Conjugation

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