ڀڃڻ

Sindhi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀇 (bhaṃjaï), from Sanskrit *भञ्जति (*bhañjati), from भ॒नक्ति॑ (bhanákti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰanákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰanákti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰ-né-g-ti (nasal infix present), from *bʰeg-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bʱəɲəɳʊ]

    Verb

    ڀَڃَڻُ • (bhañaṇu) (Devanagari भञणु)

    1. to break, split, crack; infringe; frustrate
    2. to turn down
    3. to multiply
    4. to change (money)
    5. to twist (a rope)
    6. to crease (a sheet of paper)
    7. to decipher; solve

    References

    • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “ڀَڃَڻُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
    • Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “ڀَڃَڻُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ