खिंचाव

Hindi

Etymology

From खिंचना (khiñcnā, “to be pulled”) +‎ -आव (-āv).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɪn.t͡ʃɑːʋ/, [kʰɪ̃n.t͡ʃäːʋ]

Noun

खिंचाव • (khiñcāv) m (Urdu spelling کھنچاو)

pulling, extending, tugging, drawing
Synonyms: खींच (khī̃c), तान (tān)
attraction, pull
Synonym: आकर्षण (ākarṣaṇ)
tension, strain, discontentment
Synonyms: नाराज़गी (nārāzgī), तनाव (tanāv)
voltage

Declension

Declension of *खिंचाव* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	खिंचाव khiñcāv	खिंचाव khiñcāv
oblique	खिंचाव khiñcāv	खिंचावों khiñcāvõ
vocative	खिंचाव khiñcāv	खिंचावो khiñcāvo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खिंचाव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press