खटकना khaṭaknā

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.

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 sound, to rattle.
To be a cause of unease, misgivings, or hesitation.
To be inconvenient or burdensome, to rankle, to be cause for quarrel, or dissension.

Usual translation

  1. bite

Origin of the definition

खटकना khaṭaknā [cf. H. khaṭ], v.i. 1. to sound, to rattle. 2. to be a cause of unease, misgivings, or hesitation (to, को). यह प्रयोग ज़रा खटकता है, this usage does not seem quite right. उसे कुछ ऐसा खटक रहा है कि ..., he is rather concerned that ... 3. to be inconvenient or burdensome (to, को); to rankle (in, में), to be cause for quarrel, or dissension.

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Created
Saturday 30 November 2024
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Saturday 30 November 2024