हँसना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
हँसना (hãsnā)
हँसाना (hãsānā)
हँसवाना (hãsvānā)

    Inherited from Apabhramsa हसइ (hasaï), from Prakrit हसइ (hasaï), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੱਸਣਾ (hassaṇā), Nepali हाँस्नु (hā̃snu).

    Pronunciation

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

    हँसना • (hãsnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ہَنْسْنا)

    1. to laugh, chuckle
      हँस जानाhãs jānāto laugh; to become happy, cheerful
    2. to smile
      Synonym: मुस्कुराना (muskurānā)
    3. to laugh [with पर (par) ‘at’], to make fun of or joke about
    4. (figurative) to be or appear cheerful or pleasant

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