Ask in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “ask” in Hindi is पूछना, pronounced poochhna — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti
Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛcchati)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pucchaï)
Hindi पूछना
Inherited from Prakrit पुच्छइ (pucchaï), पुच्छदि (pucchadi), from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛccháti). Cognate with Gujarati પૂછવું (pūchvũ), Marathi पुसणे (pusṇe), Kalasha phúčik, Romani pućhel. More distantly cognate with Persian پرسیدن (porsidan) and German forschen. Related to प्रश्न (praśna, “question”) and पृच्छा (pŕcchā, “enquiry”).
Quick facts about “ask”
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Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti
Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛcchati)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pucchaï)
Hindi पूछना
Inherited from Prakrit पुच्छइ (pucchaï), पुच्छदि (pucchadi), from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛccháti). Cognate with Gujarati પૂછવું (pūchvũ), Marathi पुसणे (pusṇe), Kalasha phúčik, Romani pućhel. More distantly cognate with Persian پرسیدن (porsidan) and German forschen. Related to प्रश्न (praśna, “question”) and पृच्छा (pŕcchā, “enquiry”).
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