खींचतान

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • खींच-तान (khī̃c-tān), खीचतान (khīctān)

Etymology

Dvandva compound of खींच (khī̃c, “pull”) +‎ तान (tān, “extension, pull”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰĩːt͡ʃ.t̪ɑːn/, [kʰĩːt͡ʃ.t̪ä̃ːn]

Noun

खींचतान • (khī̃ctān) f

  1. tugging, pulling; tug of war
  2. (figuratively) tension between two groups

Declension

Declension of खींचतान (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct खींचतान
khī̃ctān 		खींचतानें
khī̃ctānẽ
oblique खींचतान
khī̃ctān 		खींचतानों
khī̃ctānõ
vocative खींचतान
khī̃ctān 		खींचतानो
khī̃ctāno
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