खोलना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
खुलना (khulnā)
खोलना (kholnā)
खुलवाना (khulvānā)

From Prakrit *खोल्लइ (khŏllaï) of uncertain origin. See there for more. Cognate with Bengali খোলা (khōla), Gujarati ખોલવું (kholvũ), and Nepali खोल्नु (kholnu).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

खोलना • (kholnā) (Urdu spelling کھولنا)

  1. to open
    Antonym: बंद करना (band karnā)
    खोल आनाkhol ānāto open and come back
    बक्सा खोलनाbaksā kholnāto open a box
    दुकान खोलनाdukān kholnāto open a shop, start a business
  2. to untie, unfasten, let loose
    Antonym: बाँधना (bāndhnā)
    नाव खोलनाnāv kholnāto unmoor a boat
    घोड़ा खोलनाghoṛā kholnāto let a horse free
    हथियार खोलनाhathiyār kholnāto unarm (oneself)
    फ़ीते खोलके ही जूते उतारना।
    fīte kholke hī jūte utārnā.
    Take off your shoes only once you've untied your laces.
  3. to reveal, expose [with पर (par) ‘to someone’]
    राज़ खोलनाrāz kholnāto reveal a secret
  4. to turn on (a device)
    Antonym: बंद करना (band karnā)
    टीवी खोलनाṭīvī kholnāto turn on a TV
  5. to end, break (event)
    व्रत खोलनाvrat kholnāto break a fast

Conjugation

References


Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खोलना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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    Helmut Nespital (2008) “खोलना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium]‎[1], Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page खोलना