खोदना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
खुदना (khudnā)
खोदना (khodnā)
खुदवाना (khudvānā)

Derived from Prakrit *𑀔𑁆ō𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁆 (*khōdd). Cognate to Punjabi ਖੋਦਣਾ (khodṇā), Gujarati ખોદવું (khodvũ), Marathi 𑘏𑘻𑘟𑘜𑘹𑘽 (khodṇẽ), Nepali खोदनु (khodanu), Bengali খোদা (khōda).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰoːd̪.nɑː/, [kʰoːd̪̚.näː]
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Verb

खोदना • (khodnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کهودنا)

  1. to dig, excavate
    लड़के ने बग़ीचे में कुआँ खोद लिया है।
    laṛke ne baġīce mẽ kuā̃ khod liyā hai.
    The boy has dug out a well in the garden.
  2. to engrave
  3. (figuratively) to investigate

Conjugation

References

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