सरसराना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Derived from Sanskrit सरसरायते (sarasarāyate) and सरसर (sarasara), from the intensive of सरति (sarati), from सृ (sṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *sel-.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /səɾ.sə.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [sɐɾ.sɐ.ɾäː.näː]

Verb

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सरसराना (sarsarāna) (intransitive, Urdu spelling سرسرانا)

  1. to make a rustling sound
  2. to glide, crawl along (as a snake)
  3. to wave (as crops in the wind), be flourishing
  4. to creep, tingle (the skin, flesh), shiver suddenly (with cold)
  5. to hiss (as a firework), make a whizzing sound

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