टपकना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
टपकना (ṭapaknā)
टपकाना (ṭapkānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀝𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*ṭapp, dripping sound) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Cognate with Marathi ठिपकणे (ṭhipakṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈə.pək.nɑː/, [ʈə.pək.n̪äː]

Verb

टपकना (ṭapaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ٹپکنا)

  1. to drip
    नल बंद करने के बावजूद, पानी का टपकना नहीं रुका।
    nal band karne ke bāvjūd, pānī kā ṭapaknā nahī̃ rukā.
    Despite closing the faucet, the water didn't stop dripping.
  2. to leak
    जब भी बारिश होती है, छत से पानी टपकता है।
    jab bhī bāriś hotī hai, chat se pānī ṭapaktā hai.
    Whenever it rains, water leaks from the ceiling.

Conjugation

References

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