کھینچنا

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀘𑁆- (*khinc-, to drag, pull). Compare Punjabi کِھچّݨا (khiccṇā) / ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

کَھین٘چنا or کِھین٘چنا (kha͠icnā or khī̃cnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling खींचना)

  1. to pull
  2. to stretch
  3. to draw tight
  4. to shoot, take a picture (to capture)
    تَصْوِیر کَھین٘چو!
    tasvīr kha͠ico!
    take a photo!

Conjugation[edit]

  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References[edit]

  • کھینچنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کھینچنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.