नुचना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
नुचना (nucnā)
नोचना (nocnā)
नुचवाना (nucvānā)

Variant of older लुचना (lucnā), from Prakrit लुंचइ (luṃcaï, plucks out), from Sanskrit लुञ्चति (luñcati). See there for more.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

नुचना • (nucnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling نچنا)

  1. to be plucked or pulled out, or off
  2. to be scratched, clawed
  3. to be pinched

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • नोच f (noc, plucking)
  • नोचू (nocū, one who scratches or pinches)

References