ओढ़ना

See also: ओढ़नी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀠𑁆 (oḍḍh-), from Proto-Dravidian *uṭ- (to wear). Compare modern Tamil உடு (uṭu, dress), Malayalam ഉടുക്കുക (uṭukkuka), Kannada ಉಡು (uḍu). Cognate with Bengali ওড়না (ōṛona, shawl) and Assamese উৰ (ur, put on clothes).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /oːɽʱ.nɑː/, [oːɽʱ.näː]

Verb

ओढ़ना • (oṛhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling اوڑھنا)

  1. to cover with, veil
    वह अपना नीला कंबल ओढ़के सो पड़ा।
    vah apnā nīlā kambal oṛhke so paṛā.
    He covered [himself] with his blue blanket and went to sleep.
  2. to wear, put on
    Synonym: पहनना (pahannā)
  3. (figuratively) to take on (a duty etc.)

Conjugation

Noun

ओढ़ना • (oṛhnām (Urdu spelling اوڑھنا)

  1. blanket, shawl

Declension

Declension of ओढ़ना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ओढ़ना
oṛhnā
ओढ़ने
oṛhne
oblique ओढ़ने
oṛhne
ओढ़नों
oṛhnõ
vocative ओढ़ने
oṛhne
ओढ़नो
oṛhno

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mauritian Creole: horni

References