डालना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
डलना (ḍalnā)
डालना (ḍālnā)
डलवाना (ḍalvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀸𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*ḍālati), from an unattested Sanskrit root *ढल् (ḍhal), perhaps from Sanskrit ध्वृ (dhvṛ, to hurt, bend, cause to fall). Cognate with Marathi डाळणे (ḍāḷṇe, to pile, stack), Assamese ঢলা (dhola).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖɑːl.nɑː/, [ɖäːl.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Verb

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डालना (ḍālnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ڈالنا)

  1. to put, place
    समान वहीं कहीं डाल दीजिए।
    samān vahī̃ kahī̃ ḍāl dījie.
    Put the stuff anywhere over there.
  2. to pour
    चाय में और दूध डालcāy mẽ aur dūdh ḍāl.Pour more milk in the tea.
  3. to coat, apply
  4. to place
  5. to record, note
  6. an auxiliary verb: indicates speed or recklessness
    उसने दो-तीन किताबें एक दिन में पढ़ डालीं
    usne do-tīn kitābẽ ek din mẽ paṛh ḍālī̃.
    He quickly read two or three books in a single day.
    मार डालनाmār ḍālnāto kill (in cold blood)

Conjugation

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References

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