पचाना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
पचना (pacnā)
पचाना (pacānā)

From a causative form of Sanskrit पाच्यते (pācyate, “to be cooked”). Compare Nepali पचाउनु (pacāunu), Punjabi ਪਚਾਉਣਾ (pacāuṇā), Gujarati પચાવવું (pacāvvũ), Odia ପଚାଇବା (pôcaiba), Bengali পচন (pocon, “digestion; rotting”), and Marathi पचवणे (pacavṇe, “to digest”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.t͡ʃɑː.nɑː/, [pə.t͡ʃäː.n̪äː]

Verb

पचाना • (pacānā) (transitive)

  1. to digest
    Synonym: हज़्म करना (hazma karnā)
    खाना तुमने बहुत खाया, पचा कैसे पाओगे?
    khānā tumne bahut khāyā, pacā kaise pāoge?
    You've eaten a lot of food, how will you digest it?
  2. to ferment; fizz
  3. to break down, decompose
    ग्लूकोस न पचा सकना ― glūkos na pacā saknā ― to be unable to digest glucose
  4. (figuratively) to accept, take without retaliation

Conjugation

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