सानना

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Hindi साँधना (sām̐dhanā, to join) with influence from सानना (sānanā, to join). The words are from Prakrit संधइ (saṃdhaï) / Sanskrit संदधाति (saṃdadhā́ti, combines) and Sanskrit संनयति (sáṃnayati, mixes), respectively. Cognate with Gujarati સાંધવું (sā̃dhvũ), Marathi सांधणे (sāndhṇe), Sindhi سَنڌَڻُ / संधणु, Odia ସାନ୍ଧିବା (sāndhibā), ସାନିବା (sānibā), Sinhalese අනනවා (ananawā).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    सानना • (sānnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling سَانْنَا)

    1. to mix in [with में (mẽ) ‘with’]
    2. to mix, knead (as dough, earth, mash)
    3. to smear, soil
    4. to implicate (in)

    Conjugation

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    References

    • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सानना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    • Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) “साना”, in Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 2037, column 1.
    • Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) “साँधे”, in Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 2025, column 2.