खपना

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Hindi verb set
खपना (khapnā)
खपाना (khapānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀤𑀺 (khappadi), the passive of Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap), from the causative क्षपयति (kṣapayati), from क्षि (kṣi, to destroy), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey-. [1]

Verb

खपना • (khapnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling کهپنا)

  1. to be destroyed
  2. to be swallowed up
  3. to be lost
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Hindi verb set
खपना (khapnā)
खपाना (khapānā)

Intransitive form of खपाना (khapānā). Compare खाप (khāp, sheath).[2]

Verb

खपना • (khapnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling کهپنا)

  1. to be fitted (into)
  2. to fit or go (into)
  3. to enter, penetrate
  4. to be mixed up
  5. to remain
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣapyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khappa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press