ખેંચવું
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Gujarati[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Gujarati verb set |
|---|
| ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ) |
| ખેંચાવું (kheñcāvũ) |
| ખેંચાવવું (kheñcāvvũ) |
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀘𑁆- (*khinc-, “to drag, 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), and Rajasthani खंचणौ (khañcṇau).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛɲ.t͡ʃʋũ/
Verb[edit]
ખેંચવું • (kheñcvũ) (transitive)
- to pull