चुगना

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *चुग्यति (cugyati). Compare Gujarati ચુગવું (cugvũ), Punjabi ਚੁਗਣਾ (cugṇā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊɡ.nɑː/,

Verb

चुगना (cugnā) (transitive)

  1. to gather, cull
  2. to peck, nibble on (of small animals)
    • c. 1230, Rumi, चौपायों की बोली , translated from قانع شدن آن طالب به تعلیم زبان مرغ خانگی و سگ و اجابت موسی علیه السلام in Persian :
      कुत्ते ने शिकायत की, "तू कच्चे गेहूं भी चुग सकता है। मैं दाना नहीं चुग सकता। ऐ दोस्त! यह जरा-सा रोटी का टुकड़ा, जो वास्तव में हमारा हिस्सा है, वह भी तू उड़ा लेता है!"
      kutte ne śikāyat kī, "tū kacce gehū̃ bhī cug saktā hai. ma͠i dānā nahī̃ cug saktā. ai dost! yah jarā-sā roṭī kā ṭukṛā, jo vāstav mẽ hamārā hissā hai, vah bhī tū uṛā letā hai!"
      The dog complained "You can even chew wheat. I cannot chew grain. My friend! This small piece of roti, that is in fact my share, you waste that too!"

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