ढकना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • ढँकना (ḍhãknā)

Etymology

Compare Punjabi ਢੱਕਣਾ (ḍhakkaṇā), Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka), Assamese ঢকা (dhoka). All these forms originate from Prakrit *𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (ḍhakk), "lid", ultimately from a non-Indo-Aryan substrate.

Related to ढक्कन (ḍhakkan, “cap, cover, lid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱək.nɑː/, [ɖʱək.n̪äː]

Verb

ढकना • (ḍhaknā) (ambitransitive)

  1. to (be) cover(ed), veil(ed), conceal(ed)
    वह अपने चेहरे को कपड़े से ढक पड़ी।
    vah apne cehre ko kapṛe se ḍhak paṛī.
    She suddenly covered her face with the cloth.
    समान कंबल से ढका है। ― samān kambal se ḍhakā hai. ― The stuff is covered by a blanket.

Conjugation

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