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कसना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
कसना (kasnā)
कसाना (kasānā)
कसवाना (kasvānā)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀇 (kāsaï, to pull), from Sanskrit कर्ष॑ति (kárṣati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káršati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷélseti, from *kʷels- (to pull, drag). Doublet of कश (kaś).

    Verb

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    कसना (kasnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling کسنا)

    1. to tighten
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    Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Sanskrit कषति (kaṣati, it tests), from Proto-Indo-European *kars-.

    Verb

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    कसना (kasnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کسنا)

    1. to test (purity) by rubbing against a touchstone
    2. to test against or judge according to (a given standard)
      सच्चाई की कसौटी पर कसनाsaccāī kī kasauṭī par kasnāto judge against the truth
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