बचना

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Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
बचना (bacnā)
बचाना (bacānā)
बचवाना (bacvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (vaccadi), from Sanskrit वच्यते (vacyáte, to move, fly, escape), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *waćyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wačyátay, from Proto-Indo-European *wn̥k-yé-tor, innovative zero-grade ye-passive of *wenk- (to bend).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bət͡ʃ.nɑː/,

Verb

बचना (bacnā) (Urdu spelling بچنا)

  1. to be saved
    बालबाल बचा वो।bālbāl bacā vo.He was saved by a thin margin.
  2. to escape, survive
    आदमी डरावनी राक्षस से बच गया।
    ādmī ḍarāvnī rākṣas se bac gayā.
    The man escaped the scary demon.
  3. to evade
    पुलिस से बचना चाहते हो तो वहाँ छुप जाओ।
    pulis se bacnā cāhte ho to vahā̃ chup jāo.
    Hide there, if you want to escape the police.
  4. to watch out
    बचके रहना, यह जगह सुरक्षित नहीं है।
    backe rahnā, yah jagah surakṣit nahī̃ hai.
    Be careful, this place is not safe.
  5. to be left out
    सबको पैसे मिल गए बस एक मैं ही बच गयी
    sabko paise mil gae bas ek ma͠i hī bac gayī.
    Everyone received their money, it's only me who's left out.
  6. to remain, to save money
    बस सौ रुपये बचे हैं मेरे पास ।
    bas sau rupye bace ha͠i mere pās .
    I have only ₹100 remaining with me.

Conjugation

References

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