टाँकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
टँकना (ṭãknā)
टाँकना (ṭā̃knā)
टँकवाना (ṭãkvānā)

    Inherited from Sanskrit टङ्कति (ṭaṅkati, to tie), which is almost certainly a Sanskritisation of a later word; further etymology unknown.[1] Cognate with Sindhi ٽاڪَڻُ (ṭākaṇu), Nepali टाँक्नु (ṭā̃knu), Bengali টাঁকা (ṭãka), Odia ଟାଙ୍କିବା (ṭāṅkibā), Bhojpuri टाँकल (ṭā̃kal), Marathi टाका (ṭākā, stitch), टाचणे (ṭācṇe), Gujarati ટાંકવું (ṭā̃kvũ), ટાંચવું (ṭā̃cvũ).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    टाँकना • (ṭā̃knā) (transitive)

    1. to stitch, join
    2. to pin, rivet; attach with metal

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭáṅkati¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 301

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