सूखना

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Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
सूखना (sūkhnā)
सुखाना (sukhānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (sukkhadi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śuṣkati. Compare Marathi सुकणे (sukṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /suːkʰ.nɑː/,

Verb

सूखना (sūkhnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling سوکھنا)

  1. to become dry
    कपड़े बाहर धूप में सूख रहे हैं।
    kapṛe bāhar dhūp mẽ sūkh rahe ha͠i.
    The clothes are drying outside in the sun.
  2. to become parched, dehydrated
  3. to wither, waste away

Conjugation

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