झुकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
झुकना (jhuknā)
झुकाना (jhukānā)
झुकवाना (jhukvānā)

Cognate with Nepali झुक्नु (jhuknu), Punjabi ਝੁਕਣਾ (jhukṇā) / جھُکݨا (jhukṇā), Marathi झुकणे (jhukṇe).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

झुकना • (jhuknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling جُھکْنَا)

  1. to bend, bow down
    विद्यार्थी सर झुकाकर क्षमा माँगा।
    vidyārthī sar jhukākar kṣamā māṅgā.
    The student bowed and asked for forgiveness.
  2. to stoop, go down

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