टेकना

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Hindi[edit]

Hindi verb set
टिकना (ṭiknā)
टेकना (ṭeknā)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*ṭekk-). Cognate with Punjabi ਟੇਕਣਾ (ṭekṇā) / ٹیکنا (ṭekṇā), Nepali टेक्नु (ṭeknu), Gujarati ટેકવું (ṭekvũ), Marathi टेकणे (ṭekṇe), Bengali টেকা (ṭeka), Odia ଟେକିବା (ṭekiba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈeːk.nɑː/, [ʈeːk.näː]

Verb[edit]

टेकना (ṭeknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ٹیکنا)

  1. to support, bear, prop up
  2. to prostrate (oneself), to bow, to kneel
    माथा टेकनाmāthā ṭeknāto touch one's forehead to the ground

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