پونچھنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रोञ्छति (proñchati). Cognate with Marathi पुसणे (pusṇe), Assamese মচা (mosa).

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

پونچھنا • (põchnā) (Hindi spelling पोंछना)

1. to wipe
2. to dust, clean by wiping

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “پونچھنا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prōñchati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press