गिरना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
गिरना (girnā)
गिराना (girānā)
गिरवाना (girvānā)

Inherited from Old Hindi गिरना (giranā), from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀇 (*giraï), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (drip). Related to गलना (galnā, to melt, ooze) and डिगना (ḍignā, to falter).

Pronunciation

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

गिरना • (girnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گرنا)

  1. to fall, to tumble
  2. to decrease

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • गिरावट (girāvaṭ, decline)
  • गिर-पड़कर (gir-paṛkar, with much difficulty)
  • गिरते-पड़ते (girte-paṛte)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “girati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press