लूटना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
लुटना (luṭnā)
लूटना (lūṭnā)
लुटाना (luṭānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*luṭṭati) or Sanskrit *लुट्टति (luṭṭati). Cognate with Marathi लुटणे (luṭṇe)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /luːʈ.nɑː/,

Verb

लूटना (lūṭnā) (Urdu spelling لوٹنا)

  1. to loot, steal, plunder
    • 2020, Navin Gulia, गांधी बनाम भगत : एक संत, एक सैनिक [gāndhī banām bhagat : ek sant, ek sainik], Prabhat Prakashan, page 3:
      इंग्लैंड में स्थित ऑक्सफोर्ड विश्वविद्यालय में भारत के वर्तमान राजनेता शशि थरूर ने अपने एक वक्तव्य में चुटकी लेते हुए कहा था कि अंग्रेजों ने भारत को इतना लूटा कि 'लूट' शब्द को अब अंग्रेजी शब्द माना जाता है।
      iṅglaiṇḍ mẽ sthit ŏksaphorḍ viśvavidyālay mẽ bhārat ke vartamān rājnetā śaśi tharūr ne apne ek vaktavya mẽ cuṭkī lete hue kahā thā ki aṅgrejõ ne bhārat ko itnā lūṭā ki 'lūṭ' śabd ko ab aṅgrejī śabd mānā jātā hai.
      In a statement at the University of Oxford in England, the current Indian politician Shashi Tharoor humorously remarked that the British looted India so much that the word 'loot' is now considered an English word.
  2. to fraud

Conjugation