डाटना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
डटना (ḍaṭnā)
डाटना (ḍāṭnā)
डटाना (ḍaṭānā)
डटवाना (ḍaṭvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆 (*draṭ, to press, root) (compare Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝 (saṃdaṭṭa), 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀬 (saṃdaṭṭaya, touching, rubbed), with the 𑀲𑀁- (saṃ-) prefix). Related to डाँटना (ḍā̃ṭnā, to threaten, restrain, rebuke).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖɑːʈ.nɑː/, [ɖäːʈ.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːʈnɑː

Verb

डाटना • (ḍāṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ڈَاٹْنَا) (largely obsolete, dated or regional)

  1. to support, prop up, hold in place
  2. to plug, stop up [with में (mẽ) ‘in’]
  3. to stuff, cram, pack full; to fill (a chillum, etc.) [with में (mẽ) ‘in, into’]
    Synonym: ठूँसना (ṭhū̃snā)
  4. to eat greedily, gluttonously
    Synonym: ठूँसना (ṭhū̃snā)
  5. to display, vaunt (a dress, finery, etc.)
  6. pronunciation variant of डाँटना (ḍā̃ṭnā, to threaten, restrain, scold)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • डाट (ḍāṭ)

Descendants

  • Punjabi: ਡਾਟਣਾ (ḍāṭṇā)

References