खोलना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
खुलना (khulnā)
खोलना (kholnā)
खुलवाना (khulvānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*kholl, “to open”), of unknown further origin. Cognate with Nepali खोल्नु (kholnu).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰoːl.nɑː/, [kʰoːl.näː]

Verb

खोलना • (kholnā) (Urdu spelling کھولنا)

  1. to open
    Antonym: बंद करना (band karnā)
    खोल आना ― khol ānā ― to open and come back
    बक्सा खोलना ― baksā kholnā ― to open a box
    दुकान खोलना ― dukān kholnā ― to open a shop, start a business
  2. to untie, unfasten, let loose
    Antonym: बाँधना (bāndhnā)
    नाव खोलना ― nāv kholnā ― to unmoor a boat
    घोड़ा खोलना ― ghoṛā kholnā ― to let a horse free
    हथियार खोलना ― hathiyār kholnā ― to unarm (oneself)
    फ़ीते खोलके ही जूते उतारना।
    fīte kholke hī jūte utārnā.
    Take off your shoes only once you've untied your laces.
  3. to reveal, expose [+ (object) पर = to someone]
    राज़ खोलना ― rāz kholnā ― to reveal a secret
  4. to turn on (a device)
    Antonym: बंद करना (band karnā)
    टीवी खोलना ― ṭīvī kholnā ― to turn on a TV
  5. to end, break (event)
    व्रत खोलना ― vrat kholnā ― to break a fast

Conjugation

References

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

Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खोलना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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    Helmut Nespital (2008) “खोलना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium]‎, Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page खोलना
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