ललचाना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
ललचना (lalacnā)
ललचाना (lalcānā)
ललचवाना (lalacvānā)

From लालच (lālac) + -ना (-nā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ləl.t͡ʃɑː.nɑː/, [lɐl.t͡ʃäː.näː]

Verb

ललचाना • (lalcānā) (ambitransitive)

  1. to entice, tempt, allure
  2. to be enticed, tempted, allured
    Synonym: ललचना (lalacnā)
    • 1929, मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी [mohandās karamcand gāndhī], सत्य के प्रयोग अथवा आत्मकथा [satya ke prayog athvā ātmakthā]:
      मैं दक्षिण अफ्रीका के सत्याग्रह का इतिहास लिख चुका हूँ, इसलिए आत्मकथा लिखने को ललचाया हूँ।
      ma͠i dakṣiṇ aphrīkā ke satyāgrah kā itihās likh cukā hū̃, islie ātmakthā likhne ko lalcāyā hū̃.
      I have written the history of satyagraha in South Africa, for that reason I am tempted to write an autobiography.

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