सरसराना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit सरसरायते (sarasarāyate) and सरसर (sarasara), from the intensive of सरति (sarati), from सृ (sṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *sel-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /səɾ.sə.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [sɐɾ.sɐ.ɾäː.näː]

Verb

सरसराना • (sarsarāna) (intransitive, Urdu spelling سرسرانا)

  1. to make a rustling sound
  2. to glide, crawl along (as a snake)
  3. to wave (as crops in the wind), be flourishing
  4. to creep, tingle (the skin, flesh), shiver suddenly (with cold)
  5. to hiss (as a firework), make a whizzing sound

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • सरसराहट (sarasrāhaṭ)
  • सरसर (sarsar)

References