हेर्नु

Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑁂𑀭𑀇 (heraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑁂𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*herati). Cognate with Maithili हेरब (hērab) / 𑒯𑒺𑒩𑒥 (heraba), Hindustani ہیرْنَا (hernā) / हेरना (hernā), Marwari हेरणौ (herṇau) / 𑅱𑅓𑅭𑅢𑅒 (herṇu), Gojri ہَیرْنو (hairno), Gujarati હેરવું (hervũ), Marathi हेरणे (herṇe), Odia ହେରିବା (heribā), Bengali হেরা (hera), Assamese হেৰ (her).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɦernu]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: हेर्नु

Verb

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हेर्नु (hernu)

  1. to look at, to watch

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • हेर्नु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page १३५३, column 2
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hērati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 819