देखना

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Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
दिखना (dikhnā)
देखना (dekhnā)
दिखाना (dikhānā)
दिखवाना (dikhvānā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːkʰ.nɑː/,
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    Verb

    देखना (dekhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling دیکھنا)

    1. to see, look, watch
      तू क्या देख रहा है?tū kyā dekh rahā hai?What are you looking at?
    2. to consider, ponder
    3. to meet
      Synonym: मिलना (milnā)
    4. to look after, take care
      Synonyms: ध्यान रखना (dhyān rakhnā), सम्हलना (samhalnā)

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    Further reading

    • Hardev Bahri (2013) “देखना”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN