पिघलना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
पिघलना (pighalnā)
पिघलाना (pighlānā)
पिघलवाना (pighalvānā)

Inherited from Old Hindi पघिलना (paghilanā) with metathesis, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀖𑀺𑀮𑀤𑀺 (*paghiladi), from Sanskrit *प्रघिरति (praghirati), from प्र- (pra-, forward, forth) +‎ घृ (ghṛ, to moisten), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrēy- (to smear), extended from *gʰer- (to rub). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿਘਲਣਾ (pighlaṇā), Marathi पाघळणे (pāghaḷṇe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɪ.ɡʱəl.nɑː/, [pɪ.ɡʱɐl.näː]
  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: पि‧घल‧ना

Verb

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पिघलना (pighalnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پِگلنا)

  1. to melt, liquefy, soften
    Synonym: गलना (galnā)
  2. to soften, affect

Conjugation

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References

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