ખેંચવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Gujarati verb set
ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ)
ખેંચાવું (kheñcāvũ)
ખેંચાવવું (kheñcāvvũ)

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (*khiṃcaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï, to pull), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca), Hindustani کھینچنا / खींचना (khī̃cnā), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Punjabi کِھچّݨا / ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Marwari खंचणौ (khañcṇau).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    ખેંચવું • (kheñcvũ) (transitive)

    1. to pull