देखना dēkhnā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
To see, to look, to view, to perceive, to observe.
To consider.
To experience.
Usual translation
- see
Origin of the definition
देखना dēkhanā dekhnā: (v) to see, to look; to view; to perceive; to observe; to read; to correct; to consider; to experience; —कर जलना, (किसी को) to look through green glasses; ~ते बनना a sight worth seeing, a sight for the gods to see; —न सकना not to stand the very sight of; —लेना (as देख लेंगे) to face the music.
H ديکهنا देखना dekhnā [dekh˚ = देक्ख(इ) = S. द्रक्ष्य(ति), the future of rt. दृश् (used in the sense of the present)], v.t. To see, look, look at, behold, view, observe, perceive, inspect, mark, note, consider, look to, weigh well, examine, prove, try; to search, scan; to watch (for); to feel (as the pulse, &c.); to experience, suffer, endure, tolerate, bear the sight of.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
15875 occurrences
In 2237 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
14466 occurrences
In 1072 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
2062 occurrences
In 95 on 122 murlis
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