खींचतान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खींच-तान (khī̃c-tān), खीचतान (khīctān)

Etymology

Dvandva compound of खींच (khī̃c, “pull”) +‎ तान (tān, “extension, pull”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰĩːt͡ʃ.t̪ɑːn/, [kʰĩːt͡ʃ.t̪ä̃ːn]

Noun

खींचतान • (khī̃ctān) f

1. tugging, pulling; tug of war
2. (figuratively) tension between two groups

Declension

Declension of खींचतान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खींचतान khī̃ctān	खींचतानें khī̃ctānẽ
oblique	खींचतान khī̃ctān	खींचतानों khī̃ctānõ
vocative	खींचतान khī̃ctān	खींचतानो khī̃ctāno