खोलना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
खुलना (khulnā)
खोलना (kholnā)
खुलवाना (khulvānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*kholl). Cognate with Nepali खोल्नु (kholnu).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰoːl.nɑː/, [kʰoːl̪.n̪äː]

Verb

खोलना (kholnā) (Urdu spelling کھولنا)

  1. to open
    खोल आनाkhol ānāto open and come back
    बक्सा खोलनाbaksā kholnāto open a box
    दुकान खोलनाdukān kholnāto open a shop, start a business
    Antonym: बंद करना (band karnā)
  2. to untie, unfasten, let loose
    नाव खोलनाnāv kholnāto unmoor a boat
    घोड़ा खोलनाghoṛā kholnāto let a horse free
    हथियार खोलनाhathiyār kholnāto unarm (oneself)
    फ़ीते खोलके ही जूते उतारना।
    fīte kholke hī jūte utārnā.
    Take off your shoes only once you've untied your laces.
    Antonym: बाँधना (bāndhnā)
  3. to reveal, expose [+ (object) पर = to someone]
    राज़ खोलनाrāz kholnāto reveal a secret
  4. to turn on (a device)
    टीवी खोलनाṭīvī kholnāto turn on a TV
    Antonym: बंद करना (band karnā)
  5. to end, break (event)
    व्रत खोलनाvrat kholnāto break a fast

Conjugation

References

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

Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), खोलना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Helmut Nespital (2008), खोलना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium], Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page खोलना
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