चमकना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
चमकना (camaknā)
चमकाना (camkānā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cammakka), ultimately onomatopoeic.[1] Related to चौंकना (ca͠uknā). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਮਕਣਾ (camkaṇā) / چَمَکنا (camaknā), Gujarati ચમકવું (camakvũ), Marathi चमकणे (ċamakṇe).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.mək.nɑː/, [t͡ʃɐ.mɐk.näː]

    Verb

    चमकना • (camaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling چمکنا)

    1. to shine
    2. to glow

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*camakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press