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चाहना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï), possibly from Sanskrit चक्षते (cakṣate).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːɦ.nɑː/, [t͡ʃäːʱ.näː]

    Verb

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    चाहना (cāhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چاہنا)

    1. to want, desire
      तू क्या करना चाहता है?
      tū kyā karnā cāhtā hai?
      What do you want to do?
      मैं बड़ा होके वैज्ञानिक बनना चाहता हूँ
      ma͠i baṛā hoke vaijñānik bannā cāhtā hū̃.
      I want to be a scientist when I grow up.
    2. to wish
    3. (modal) should, ought to
      मुझे जाना चाहियेmujhe jānā cāhiye.I should go.

    Conjugation

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    References

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    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press