टोकना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टोक्कइ (ṭŏkkaï). Compare Punjabi ਟੋਕਣਾ (ṭokṇā), Gujarati ટોકવું (ṭokvũ), Marathi टोकणे (ṭokṇe). Perhaps related to Hindi ठोकना (ṭhoknā).

Pronunciation

Verb

टोकना • (ṭoknā) (transitive)

  1. to interrupt, interject, butt in
  2. to question, interrogate
    Synonym: पूछना (pūchnā)

Conjugation