बरतना

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्तते (vartate), वर्तयति (vartayati). Compare Bhojpuri बाटल (bāṭal).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.ɾət̪.nɑː/, [bɐ.ɾɐt̪̚.näː]

Verb

बरतना • (baratnā) (ambitransitive)

  1. (transitive) to use, employ
    हिंदी भाषा बरतनेवालेhindī bhāṣā baratnevāleusers of the Hindi languages
  2. (intransitive) to be used, employed
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to take place, happen, occur
    Synonym: होना (honā)

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