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बेधना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
बिधना (bidhnā)
बेधना (bedhnā)

Etymology

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Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀤𑀺 (viddhadi) with i to e and change in transitivity, from 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (viddha), from Sanskrit विद्ध (viddhá), from the root व्यध् (vyadh), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwyadʰH- (to cut, pierce), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wyedʰh₁- (to separate, divide). Compare Gujarati વેધવું (vedhvũ), Marathi वेधणे (vedhṇe), Marwari वेधणौ (vedhṇau) / 𑅯𑅓𑅦𑅢𑅒 (vedhṇu), Sindhi ويڌَڻُ / वेधणु / 𑋛𑋥𑋐𑋌𑋣 (vedhaṇu), Nepali बेध्नु (bedhnu), Odia ବିଧା (bidhā), Bengali বিধা (bidha), Dhivehi ވިދު (vidu). Related to बींधना (bīndhnā, to pierce)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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बेधना (bedhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بیدھنا)

  1. to draw, attract
  2. to pierce, penetrate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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