लाँघना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
लँघना (laṅghnā)
लाँघना (lāṅghnā)
  • Inherited from Prakrit लंघेइ (laṃghei), from older लङ्घेति (laṅgheti), from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅgháyati). Cognate with Punjabi ਲੰਘਣਾ (laṅghṇā) and Gujarati લાંઘવું (lā̃ghvũ).[1]

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

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

    1. to step (over), to jump (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