टाँकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
टँकना (ṭãknā)
टाँकना (ṭā̃knā)
टँकवाना (ṭãkvānā)

    Inherited from Sanskrit टङ्कति (ṭaṅkati, to tie), which is almost certainly a Sanskritisation of a later word; further etymology unknown.[1] Cognate with Sindhi ٽاڪَڻُ (ṭākaṇu), Nepali टाँक्नु (ṭā̃knu), Bengali টাঁকা (ṭãka), Odia ଟାଙ୍କିବା (ṭāṅkibā), Bhojpuri टाँकल (ṭā̃kal), Marathi टाका (ṭākā, stitch), टाचणे (ṭācṇe), Gujarati ટાંકવું (ṭā̃kvũ), ટાંચવું (ṭā̃cvũ).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    टाँकना • (ṭā̃knā) (transitive)

    1. to stitch, join
    2. to pin, rivet; attach with metal

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭáṅkati¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 301

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