सकुचना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
सकुचना (sakucnā)
सकुचाना (sakucānā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit संकुच्यते (saṃkucyate).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.kʊt͡ʃ.nɑː/, [sɐ.kʊt͡ʃ.näː]

Verb

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सकुचना (sakucnā) (intransitive)

  1. to shrink
  2. to be shy, or bashful
  3. to hesitate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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