अघाना

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Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Hindi अघाना (aghānā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀖𑀯𑀇 (agghavaï), 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀖𑀸𑀟𑀇 (agghāḍaï, to fill), from Sanskrit अघ्रापयति (aghrāpayati, to cause to smell), from the root घ्रा (ghrā).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.ɡʱɑː.nɑː/,

    Verb

    अघाना (aghānā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling اَگھانا)[2][3]

    1. (intransitive) to be satisfied, sated
      Synonyms: छकना (chaknā), तृप्त होना (tŕpt honā)
      • 2021, Dr. K, “बुझा-बुझा सा ये माहौल संभाला जाए”, in Amar Ujala:
        मैं नीलकंठ हुआ पर नहीं अघाया हूँ,
        पिऊँगा यदि किया लबरेज ये प्याला जाए।
        ma͠i nīlkaṇṭh huā par nahī̃ aghāyā hū̃,
        piūṅgā yadi kiyā labrej ye pyālā jāe.
        My throat has become blue but I am not satisfied,
        I will drink if the cup is filled to the brim.
    2. (intransitive) to bore, become too accustomed to
      Synonym: ऊबना (ūbnā)
    3. (transitive) to satisfy, sate
      Synonyms: छकाना (chakānā), तृप्त करना (tŕpt karnā)

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āghrāpayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 48
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अघाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    3. ^ Helmut Nespital (2008) “अघाना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium]‎, Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page 10