डाँटना

Hindi

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Etymology

    In the sense of "threaten", verbalized from Prakrit डट्ठ (ḍaṭṭha, stung). See there for more. Cognate with Bengali ডাঁটা (ḍãṭa, to reprimand).

    In the sense of "restrain", from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दट्टइ (daṭṭaï, to press) with spontaneous nasalization which is perhaps an extension of the "threaten" sense. Doublet of डाटना (ḍāṭnā). See Marathi दाटणे (dāṭṇe, to thicken) for likely cognates with different semantic development.

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    डाँटना • (ḍā̃ṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ڈَان٘ٹْنَا)

    1. to scold, rebuke
    2. to threaten
    3. to restrain, hold back

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