हिलना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
हिलना (hilnā)
हिलाना (hilānā)
हिलवाना (hilvānā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑀻 (*hillatī), related to Sanskrit हिल् (hil, to sport amorously, dally), as well as हिल्लोल (hillola, a wave, surge; a whim) and हिन्दोल (hindola, a swing, swinging cradle, hammock); all these roots share a connotation of vacillating movement. Cognate with Marathi हालणे (hālṇe).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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हिलना (hilnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ہلنا)

  1. to move, to stir
  2. to shake, to tremble
  3. to swing, to sway
  4. to be moved, agitated (as the heart)
  5. to be able to make some effort on a problem etc.
    मुझ से गणित का एक भी सवाल नहीं हिला।mujh se gaṇit kā ek bhī savāl nahī̃ hilā.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  6. to become acquainted or familiar, to become hooked up, to become habituated [with से (se) ‘with’]
    गली के कुत्तों को खाना मत दो नहीं तो वे हिल जायेंगे।galī ke kuttõ ko khānā mat do nahī̃ to ve hil jāyeṅge.Don't give food to street dogs or they will be hooked up.
  7. to be tamed, trained

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hillati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hilati²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press