کھینچنا

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Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

کَھین٘چنا or کِھین٘چنا (kha͠icnā or khī̃cnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling खींचना)

  1. to pull
  2. to stretch
  3. to draw tight
  4. to shoot, take a picture (to capture)
    تَصْوِیر کَھین٘چو!
    tasvīr kha͠ico!
    take a photo!

Conjugation

  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References

  • کھینچنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کھینچنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.