हँसना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hindi verb set
हँसना (hãsnā)
हँसाना (hãsānā)
हँसवाना (hãsvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑀤𑀺 (hasadi), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੱਸਣਾ (hassaṇā), Nepali हाँस्नु (hā̃snu).

Pronunciation

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

हँसना • (hãsnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ہنسنا)

  1. to laugh, chuckle
    हँस जानाhãs jānāto laugh; to become happy, cheerful
  2. to smile
    Synonym: मुस्कुराना (muskurānā)
  3. to joke
  4. to laugh [+ (object) पर = at], to make fun of
  5. (figurative) to be attractive (of a scene)
  6. to be unhealed (of a wound)

Conjugation

References

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