लाँघना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
लँघना (laṅghnā)
लाँघना (lāṅghnā)

    Inherited from Prakrit लंघेइ (laṃghei), from older लङ्घेति (laṅgheti), from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅgháyati). Cognate with Punjabi ਲੰਘਣਾ (laṅghṇā) and Gujarati લાંઘવું (lā̃ghvũ).[1]

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    लाँघना • (lāṅghnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling لانگھنا)

    1. to step (over), to jump (over)
      समुद्र लाँघनाsamudra lāṅghnāto jump over the oceans
    2. to cross, to overstep (bounds) , to violate (a frontier)
      सीमा लाँघनाsīmā lāṅghnāto cross a limit, violate boundaries
      दहलीज़ लाँघनाdahlīz lāṅghnāto cross a border
    3. to straddle (a horse)

    Conjugation

    References

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

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