ढलकना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
ढलकना (ḍhalaknā)
ढलकाना (ḍhalkānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀮𑀤𑀺 (ḍhaladi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*ḍhalati, bends over, falls). Cognate with Nepali ढलकनु (ḍhalakanu, to lean over). Compare also ढरना (ḍharnā) and ढालना (ḍhālnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖʱə.lək.nɑː/,

Verb

ढलकना (ḍhalaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ڈھلکنا)

  1. to flow down, overflow, be spilt, shed, or poured out
  2. to fall or to hang down loosely
  3. to roll, slide

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