کھودنا
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Prakrit *𑀔𑁆ō𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁆 (*khōdd). Cognate with Punjabi ਖੋਦਣਾ (khodṇā), Gujarati ખોદવું (khodvũ), Marathi 𑘏𑘻𑘟𑘜𑘹𑘽 (khodṇẽ), Nepali खोदनु (khodanu), Bengali খোদা (khōda).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kʰoːd̪.nɑː/
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Verb
[edit]کھودنا • (khodnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling खोदना)
- to dig, excavate
- to engrave
- (figuratively) to investigate
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “کھودنا”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ḵẖōdanā”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 164
- “کھودنا”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “کھودنا”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “کھودنا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “کھودنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.