ખેંચવું

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Gujarati verb set
ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ)
ખેંચાવું (kheñcāvũ)
ખેંચાવવું (kheñcāvvũ)

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (*khiṃcaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï, to pull), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin. Compare Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca), Hindustani کھینچنا / खींचना (khī̃cnā), Marathi खेचणे (kheċṇe), Punjabi کِھچّݨا / ਖਿੱਚਣਾ (khiccaṇā), and Marwari खंचणौ (khañcṇau).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    ખેંચવું (kheñcvũ) (transitive)

    1. to pull