खींचना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀘𑁆- (*khinc-, to drag, pull). Compare Punjabi ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰiːn.t͡ʃnɑː/, [kʰĩːn̪.t͡ʃn̪äː]
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Verb

खींचना (khīñcnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کھینچنا)

  1. to pull
    रस्सी को पत्थर से बांधके खींचो
    rassī ko patthar se bāndhke khīñco.
    Tie the rope to the rock and pull.
  2. to stretch
  3. to draw tight
  4. to shoot, take a picture
    तस्वीर खींचनाtasvīr khīñcnāto take a picture

Conjugation

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