फेंकना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*phekk), perhaps metathesised from Sanskrit क्षिप् (kṣip, to throw). Cognate with Gujarati ફેંકવું (pheṅkvũ), Marathi फेकणे (phekṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰeːŋ.knɑː/, [pʰẽːŋ.kn̪äː]
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Verb

फेंकना (pheṅknā)

  1. (transitive) to throw
    मुझ पर पानी मत फेंको!mujh par pānī mat pheṅko!Don't throw water on me!
  2. (transitive) to trash, to throw out
    तुम्हारे पुराने कपड़ों को फेंक सकता हूँ?
    tumhāre purāne kapṛõ ko pheṅk saktā hū̃?
    Can I throw out your old clothes?
  3. (figuratively, derogatory, intransitive) to bluff, to brag
    कुछ ही सालों में, सब कहने लगे प्रधानमंत्री कितना फेंकते हैं
    kuch hī sālõ mẽ, sab kahne lage pradhānmantrī kitnā pheṅkte ha͠i.
    Within a few years itself, everyone started saying how much does the Prime Minister bluffs.
    Synonyms: होशियारी मारना (hośiyārī mārnā), बोल बच्चन करना (bol baccan karnā)
  4. (figuratively, intransitive) to lie
    फेंको मत; जो कुछ भी सच हैं, अभी बता दो।
    pheṅko mat; jo kuch bhī sac ha͠i, abhī batā do.
    Don't lie; whatever is the truth, tell now only.
    Synonyms: झूठ बोलना (jhūṭh bolnā), झुठलाना (jhuṭhlānā)
  5. (figuratively, intransitive) to make false promise
    उन्होंने काम तो कुछ किया नहीं; देखो कैसे आ गए फिर फेंकने
    unhonne kām to kuch kiyā nahī̃; dekho kaise ā gae phir pheṅkne.
    He did no work whatsoever; look how he has come again to make false promise.
    Synonym: वादाख़िलाफ़ी करना (vādāxilāfī karnā)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • फेकू (phekū)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), *phēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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