खेचणे

Marathi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷels-

Sanskrit कर्षति (karṣati)?

Sanskrit अञ्चति (añcati)influ.?

Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï)

Marathi खेचणे (khecṇe)

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (*khiṃcaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï, “to pull”), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Gujarati ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ), Hindi खींचना (khī̃cnā), Punjabi ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /kʰet͡s.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰet͡s.ɳə/

Verb

खेचणे • (kheċṇe) (transitive)

1. to pull

See also

• ओढणे (oḍhṇe)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खेचणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खेंचणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khiñc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press