تیرنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀤𑀺 (*tiradi), from Sanskrit तरति (tarati, “crosses over”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ɛːɾ.nɑː/

Verb

تَیرْنا • (tairnā) (Hindi spelling तैरना)

1. to swim
2. to float

Related terms

• تَیْراکی (tairākī)

References

• “تیرنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “تیرنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.