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हाथ जोड़ना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Literally "to join one's hands together". Cognate with Bengali হাত জোড় (hat jōṛ)

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɑːt̪ʰ d͡ʒoːɽ.nɑː/, [ɦäːt̪ʰ‿d͡ʒoːɽ.näː]

Verb

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हाथ जोड़ना (hāth joṛnā) (intransitive)

  1. (idiomatic) to greet, hello
    Synonyms: प्रणाम करना (praṇām karnā), नमस्ते करना (namaste karnā), नमस्कार करना (namaskār karnā)
    वे हाथ जोड़कर अंदर आये और चाय मांगे।
    ve hāth joṛkar andar āye aur cāy māṅge.
    He greeted [us] as he came in and asked for some tea.
  2. (idiomatic) to pray
    Synonyms: प्रार्थना करना (prārthanā karnā), दुआ करना (duā karnā)
  3. (idiomatic) to beg
    Synonym: भीख मांगना (bhīkh māṅgnā)

Conjugation

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References

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