चखना

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Hindi

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Etymology

Hindi verb set
चखना (cakhnā)
चखाना (cakhānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (cakkhadi), possibly from Sanskrit *चक्षति (*cakṣati, tastes), from Proto-Indo-Aryan. Cognate with Assamese চাকা (saka) / চকা (soka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəkʰ.nɑː/,

Verb

चखना (cakhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چکھنا)

  1. to taste, try (of food)
    उसने अपने खाने को थोड़ा सा चखा और फिर थूक दिया।
    usne apne khāne ko thoṛā sā cakhā aur phir thūk diyā.
    He tasted his food a little and then spat it out.

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