अटकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
अटकना (aṭaknā)
अटकाना (aṭkānā)
अटकवाना (aṭakvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*aṭṭakk-). Compare Punjabi ਅਟਕਣਾ (aṭakṇā), Gujarati અટકવું (aṭakvũ), Marathi अडकणे (aḍakṇe), Bengali আটকানো (aṭkanō).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ʈək.nɑː/, [ə.ʈək.n̪äː]
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Verb

अटकना (aṭaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اٹکنا)

  1. to be stopped, to stop
    गाड़ी रास्ते में अटक गई।gāṛī rāste mẽ aṭak gaī.The car stopped working on the way.
  2. to be stuck, jammed, entangled
    पेड़ पर मेरी पतंग अटक गई।
    peṛ par merī pataṅg aṭak gaī.
    My kite got stuck in a tree.
    Synonym: फँसना (phãsnā)
  3. to falter
    बोलते-बोलते अटकनाbolte-bolte aṭaknāto falter as one is speaking
  4. to become involved, to be caught in something
    Synonyms: उलझना (ulajhnā), फँसना (phãsnā)

Conjugation

References

  • Helmut Nespital (2008), अटकना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium], Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page अटकना
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