चूमना

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀁𑀩𑀤𑀺 (cuṃbadi), from Sanskrit चुम्बति (cumbati), from चुम्ब् (cumb), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil சூம்பு (cūmpu, to suck, fondle with the lips), Kumarbhag Paharia (cumqe, to kiss).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuːm.nɑː/,

Verb

चूमना (cūmnā) (Urdu spelling چومنا)

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “चूमना”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cúmbati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press