खटखटाना

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of खट (khaṭ, knock, rap).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰəʈ.kʰə.ʈɑː.nɑː/, [kʰɐʈ.kʰɐ.ʈäː.näː]

Verb[edit]

खटखटाना (khaṭkhaṭānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کھٹکھٹانا)

  1. to knock, tap
    दरवाज़ा खटखटाओ, तभी अंदर जाने देंगे।
    darvāzā khaṭkhaṭāo, tabhī andar jāne deṅge.
    Knock on the door, only then will they let you in.

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