रोकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
रुकना (ruknā)
रोकना (roknā)
रुकाना (rukānā)
रुकवाना (rukvānā)

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï, to stop). See there for more. Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕਣਾ (rokṇā) / روکنا (roknā), Sindhi روڪَڻُ (rokaṇu) / रोकणु (rokaṇu), Nepali रोक्नु (roknu), Bengali রোকা (rōka), Gujarati રોકવું (rokvũ), and Marathi रोखणे (rokhṇe).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    रोकना • (roknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling روکنا)

    1. to stop, halt, block
      Synonym: अटकना (aṭaknā)
    2. to restrain, prevent, hinder

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • रुकवैया (rukvaiyā)
    • रोक (rok)
    • रोकन (rokan)
    • रोकू (rokū)

    References

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