फेंकना

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀨𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (*phekkaï), possibly metathesis of 𑀔𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (khippaï), from Sanskrit क्षिप्यति (kṣipyati) or क्षिप्यते (kṣipyate). Cognate with Gujarati ફેંકવું (pheṅkvũ), Marathi फेकणे (phekṇe), and Nepali फ्याँक्नु (phyā̃knu).

    Pronunciation

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

    फेंकना • (phẽknā) (Urdu spelling پھین٘کنا)

    1. (transitive) to throw
      मुझ पर पानी मत फेंको!
      mujh par pānī mat phẽko!
      Don't throw water on me!
    2. (transitive) to trash, to throw out
      तुम्हारे पुराने कपड़ों को फेंक सकता हूँ?
      tumhāre purāne kapṛõ ko phẽk saktā hū̃?
      Can I throw out your old clothes?
    3. (figuratively, derogatory, intransitive) to bluff, to brag
      Synonyms: होशियारी मारना (hośiyārī mārnā), बोल बच्चन करना (bol baccan karnā)
      कुछ ही सालों में, सब कहने लगे प्रधानमंत्री कितना फेंकते हैं
      kuch hī sālõ mẽ, sab kahne lage pradhānmantrī kitnā phẽkte ha͠i.
      Within a few years itself, everyone started saying how much does the Prime Minister bluffs.
    4. (figuratively, intransitive) to lie
      Synonyms: झूठ बोलना (jhūṭh bolnā), झुठलाना (jhuṭhlānā)
      फेंको मत; जो कुछ भी सच हैं, अभी बता दो।
      phẽko mat; jo kuch bhī sac ha͠i, abhī batā do.
      Don't lie; whatever is the truth, tell now only.
    5. (figuratively, intransitive) to make false promise
      Synonym: वादाख़िलाफ़ी करना (vādāxilāfī karnā)
      उन्होंने काम तो कुछ किया नहीं; देखो कैसे आ गए फिर फेंकने
      unhõne kām to kuch kiyā nahī̃; dekho kaise ā gae phir phẽkne.
      He did no work whatsoever; look how he has come again to make false promise.

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • फेकू (phekū)

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*phēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press