टेकना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
टिकना (ṭiknā)
टेकना (ṭeknā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*ṭekk-). Cognate with Punjabi ਟੇਕਣਾ (ṭekṇā) / ٹیکنا (ṭekṇā), Nepali टेक्नु (ṭeknu), Gujarati ટેકવું (ṭekvũ), Marathi टेकणे (ṭekṇe), Bengali টেকা (ṭeka), Odia ଟେକିବା (ṭekibā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

टेकना • (ṭeknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ٹیکنا)

  1. to support, bear, prop up
  2. to prostrate (oneself), to bow, to kneel
    माथा टेकनाmāthā ṭeknāto touch one's forehead to the ground

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