लाँघना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
लँघना (laṅghnā)
लाँघना (lāṅghnā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀖𑁂𑀤𑀺 (laṃghedi), from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅgháyati).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Verb

लाँघना • (lāṅghnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling لانگھنا)

  1. to step [+object = over], to jump [+object = over]
    समुद्र लाँघनाsamudra lāṅghnāto jump over the oceans
  2. to cross, to overstep (bounds) , to violate (a frontier)
    सीमा लाँघनाsīmā lāṅghnāto cross a limit, violate boundaries
    दहलीज़ लाँघनाdahlīz lāṅghnāto cross a border
  3. to straddle (a horse)

Conjugation

References

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

Further reading

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