भीगना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • भीजना (bhījnā), भींजना (bhīñjnā)
  • भींगना (bhīṅgnā)

Etymology

Hindi verb set
भीगना (bhīgnā)
भिगोना (bhigonā)
भिगवाना (bhigvānā)

Regularised from भीगा (bhīgā, wet) (see there for more), replacing भीजना (bhījnā). Cognate with Punjabi ਭਿੱਜਣਾ (bhijjaṇā), Nepali भिज्नु (bhijnu), Gujarati ભીંજાવું (bhī̃jāvũ), Marathi भिजणे (bhijṇe), Konkani भिज्चे (bhijce), Bengali ভেজা (bheja), Assamese ভিজা (bhiza), Odia ଭିଜିଯିବା (bhijijibā).[1]

Verb

भीगना • (bhīgnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بھیگنا)

  1. to be moistened, wet
    Synonyms: गीला होना (gīlā honā), तर होना (tar honā)
    भीग जानाbhīg jānāto become wet
  2. to be washed
    Synonym: धुलना (dhulnā)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhiyajyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading