ખેંચવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Gujarati verb set
ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ)
ખેંચાવું (kheñcāvũ)
ખેંચાવવું (kheñcāvvũ)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀘𑁆- (*khinc-, “to drag, pull”), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca), Hindustani کھینچنا / खींचना (khī̃cnā), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Punjabi کِھچّݨا / ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), and Rajasthani खंचणौ (khañcṇau).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛɲ.t͡ʃʋũ/

Verb

ખેંચવું • (kheñcvũ) (transitive)

1. to pull