खिंडना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • खींडना (khīṇḍnā)

Etymology

Hindi verb set
खिंडना (khiṇḍnā)
खिंडाना (khiṇḍānā)
खिंडवाना (khiṇḍvānā)

From Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀟𑁆 (*khiṇḍ). Compare Punjabi ਖਿੰਡਣਾ (khiṇḍṇā), ਖਿੰਡਾਉਣਾ (khiṇḍāuṇā) and Marathi खिंड (khiṇḍa, mountain pass).

Pronunciation

Verb

खिंडना • (khiṇḍnā) (intransitive)

  1. to be scattered, dispersed, spread; to be wasted
    Synonyms: फैलना (phailnā), बिखरना (bikharnā), छितराना (chitrānā)

Conjugation

References