खेचणे
Marathi
Etymology
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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (*khiṃcaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï, “to pull”), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Hindi खींचना (khī̃cnā), Punjabi ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).
Pronunciation
Verb
खेचणे • (kheċṇe) (transitive)
- to pull
See also
- ओढणे (oḍhṇe)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खेचणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खेंचणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khiñc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press