देखना dēkhnā

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Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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.

Hindi · v.

Earlier definition

Definition

To see, to look, to view, to perceive, to observe.
To consider.
To experience.

Usual translation

  1. 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

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Avyakts

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Mamma

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In 95 on 122 murlis

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Created
Monday 28 December 2020
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