अकड़ना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
अकड़ना (akaṛnā)
अकड़ाना (akṛānā)

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *आकड्डइ (ākaḍḍaï). Cognate to Gujarati અકડાવું (akaḍāvũ), Marathi अकडणे (akaḍṇe). Possibly related to Hindi अँकड़ाना (ãkṛānā, to cause to curl).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    अकड़ना • (akaṛnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اکڑنا)

    1. to insist, defy (to hold up a claim or idea stubbornly)
      Synonyms: घमंड करना (ghamaṇḍ karnā), ज़िद करना (zid karnā)
    2. to stiffen (to become rigid)

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