मरोड़ना

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *मुरोटति (*muroṭati), of Dravidian origin. Compare Gujarati મરડવું (maraḍvũ) and Kumaoni मरोड़णो (maroṛṇo). Related to मुड़ना (muṛnā) and मोड़ना (moṛnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɾoːɽ.nɑː/, [mɐ.ɾoːɽ.näː]
  • Hyphenation: म‧रोड़‧ना
  • Rhymes: -oːɽnɑː

Verb

मरोड़ना • (maroṛnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling مروڑنا)

  1. to twist, contort, bend, wring
  2. to destroy; squeeze to death
  3. to gobble up, eat up

Conjugation

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