बजाना bajānā

बजाना bajānā (hindi)

To play (an instrument, a recording).
To strike (a bell, gong); to beat (a drum).
To clap (the hands).

बजाना bajānā baja:nā: (a) to play on (a musical instrument), to ring, to produce a sound; to examine (as a coin); to strike (against); to execute (as हुकुम—).

1बजाना bajānā [cf. H. bājnā], v.t. to cause to sound: 1. to play (an instrument, a recording). 2. to strike (a bell, gong); to beat (a drum); to clap (the hands). 3. colloq. to shoot off, to fire (a gun, &c.). 4. trans. to test by its ring (a coin). 5. to wield violently (swords, staves; or shoes). — बजाकर, adv. resoundingly: openly, publicly. ताली, or तालियाँ, ~, to clap the hands.