मीचना
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मींचना (mīñcnā)
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit (compare 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀡 (miccaṇa, “blinking”)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *micc-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miːt͡ʃ.nɑː/
Verb
मीचना • (mīcnā) (intransitive)
- to shut (one's eyes); to blink
- 2016, Arjit Singh, “Naina”, in Dangal:
- सेहर में पलके मीचते हैं यूँ।
- sehar mẽ palke mīcte ha͠i yū̃.
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References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मीचना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 800