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نچوڑنا

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀦𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀤𑀺 (*niccoḍedi), from Sanskrit *निश्चोटयति (niścoṭayati), from निस्- (nis-, “out”) +‎ चुट् (cuṭ, “to cut off”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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نچوڑنا • (nicoṛnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling निचोड़ना)

  1. to extract by squeezing, squeeze out
  2. (figurative) to extract, exact, wrest (something of value, usually money)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*niścōṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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