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बुझाना

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Hindi

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Etymology 1

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Hindi verb set
बुझना (bujhnā)
बुझाना (bujhānā)
बुझवाना (bujhvānā)

From an unattested Sauraseni Prakrit [script needed] (*vijjhāyati) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀇 (vijjhāvei)), from the Prakrit cognate of Sanskrit वि- (vi-, away) + an unattested Prakrit [script needed] (*jhai, to burn), itself a vernacular variant of Sanskrit क्षै (kṣai, to burn), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey-. Cognate with Punjabi ਬੁਝਾਉਣਾ (bujhāuṇā) / بُجھاؤݨا (bujhā'oṇā), Sindhi اُجهائِڻُ / उझाइणु, Marathi विझवणे (vijhavṇe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʊ.d͡ʒʱɑː.nɑː/, [bʊ.d͡ʒʱäː.näː]

Verb

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बुझाना (bujhānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بُجَھانَا)

  1. to extinguish, blow out
    आग बुझानाāg bujhānāto put out a fire
  2. to turn off
    गैस बुझानाgais bujhānāto turn off the gas
  3. to quench
  4. to temper; slake
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Etymology 2

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Hindi verb set
बूझना (būjhnā)
बुझाना (bujhānā)
बुझवाना (bujhvānā)

Regular causative of बूझना (būjhnā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʊ.d͡ʒʱɑː.nɑː/, [bʊ.d͡ʒʱäː.näː]

Verb

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बुझाना (bujhānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بجھانا)

  1. to explain, convince, teach
    उन्होंने कैकेयी को बहुत समझाया बुझाया, परन्तु वह न मानी।
    unhõne kaikeyī ko bahut samjhāyā bujhāyā, parantu vah na mānī.
    He tried to explain to Kaikeyi, but she would not agree.
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