पुकारना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀤𑀺 (pukkāredi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁆- (*pukkār-, shout) (compare Sanskrit पूत्कृ (pūtkṛ), फूत्कृ (phūtkṛ), फुत्कृ (phutkṛ), all expressive of blowing or hard breathing), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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पुकारना (pukārnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling پکارنا)

  1. to call, summon
    Synonym: बुलाना (bulānā)
  2. to invite
  3. (religion) to invoke
    Synonym: नाम लेना (nām lenā)
  4. (dialectal) to say
    Synonyms: बोलना (bolnā), कहना (kahnā)

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