ढकना

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Punjabi ਢੱਕਣਾ (ḍhakkaṇā), Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka), Assamese ঢকা (dhoka). All these forms originate from Prakrit *𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (ḍhakk), "lid", ultimately from a non-Indo-Aryan substrate.

Related to ढक्कन (ḍhakkan, cap, cover, lid).

Pronunciation

Verb

ढकना (ḍhaknā) (ambitransitive)

  1. to (be) cover(ed), veil(ed), conceal(ed)
    वह अपने चेहरे को कपड़े से ढक पड़ी।
    vah apne cehre ko kapṛe se ḍhak paṛī.
    She suddenly covered her face with the cloth.
    समान कंबल से ढका है।
    samān kambal se ḍhakā hai.
    The stuff is covered by a blanket.

Conjugation