झकना

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa झंखइ (jhaṃkhaï), from Prakrit 𑀛𑀁𑀔𑀇 (jhaṃkhaï).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱək.nɑː/,
  • Hyphenation: झक‧ना
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Verb

झकना (jhaknā) (Urdu spelling جَھکْنا)

  1. to babble, chatter
    Synonym: बकना (baknā)
  2. to lament
  3. to rave

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhakkh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 293

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