चूसना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
चुसना (cusnā)
चूसना (cūsnā)
चुसाना (cusānā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀘𑀽𑀲𑀇 (*cūsaï), from Sanskrit चूष॑ति (cū́ṣati).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuːs.nɑː/, [t͡ʃuːs.näː]
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    Verb

    चूसना • (cūsnā) (Urdu spelling چوسنا)

    1. to suck, draw in
      आम चूसनाām cūsnāto suck a mango
    2. to suckle
    3. (figurative) to exhaust, empty
      ख़ून चूसनाxūn cūsnāto nag (literally, “to suck (someone's) blood”)

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • चुसकी (cuskī, a sip)
    • चुसनी (cusnī, something to be sucked, teat)
    • चूस लेना (cūs lenā, to drain)
    • चूसन (cūsan, suction)

    References