अँटना

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (*aṭṭ-). Cognate to Punjabi ਅੱਟਣਾ (aṭṭaṇā), Nepali अटाउनु (aṭāunu), Assamese অটা (ota).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə̃ʈ.nɑː/, [ɐ̃ʈ.näː]

Verb

अँटना • (ãṭnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling انٹنا)

1. to fit in, be contained in

   Synonym: समाना (samānā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँटना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press