बैठना
See also: बैठाना
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit उपविशति (upaviśati, “to sit; to approach”). Compare Punjabi ਬੈਠਣਾ (baiṭhṇā), Nepali बस्नु (basnu), Gujarati બેસવું (besvũ), Marathi बसणे (basṇe), Bengali বসা (bośa), Assamese বহা (boha).
Pronunciation
Verb
बैठना • (baiṭhnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بیٹھنا)
- to sit
- to relax, do nothing
- (auxiliary) to do something carelessly
- (deprecated template usage) वह अपना हाथ जला बैठा। ― vah apnā hāth jalā baiṭhā. ― He carelessly burnt his hand.
Conjugation
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References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úpaviśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press