देखना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
दिखना (dikhnā)
देखना (dekhnā)
दिखाना (dikhānā)
दिखवाना (dikhvānā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

    Pronunciation

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

    देखना • (dekhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling دیکھنا)

    1. to see, look, watch
      तू क्या देख रहा है?tū kyā dekh rahā hai?What are you looking at?
    2. to consider, ponder
    3. to meet
      Synonym: मिलना (milnā)
    4. to look after, take care
      Synonyms: ध्यान रखना (dhyān rakhnā), सम्हलना (samhalnā)

    Conjugation

    References


    Further reading

    • Hardev Bahri (2013) “देखना”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN