हड़बड़ाना

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit *हडबड (haḍabaḍa), of unknown origin, with -आना (-ānā). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੜਬੜੀ (haṛbaṛī) / ہڑبڑی (haṛbaṛī, confusion), Gujarati હડબડવું (haḍbaḍvũ), Marathi हडबडणे (haḍbaḍṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəɽ.bə.ɽɑː.nɑː/, [ɦɐɽ.bɐ.ɽäː.näː]

Verb

हड़बड़ाना • (haṛbaṛānā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling ہڑبڑانا)

  1. (intransitive) to be confused, bewildered, flummoxed, waffled
    वह अचानक से हड़बड़ाकर उठा।
    vah acānak se haṛbaṛākar uṭhā.
    He suddenly woke up, bewildered.
  2. (transitive) to confuse, bewilder, flummox, waffle
    Synonym: डगमगाना (ḍagamgānā)

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