Ask for in Hindi — Meaning of पूछना (puchhana)

📖 Meaning of “ask for”

The meaning of “ask for” in Hindi is पूछना, pronounced puchhana — 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.

📘 Definition of ask for

express the need or desire for

✍️ Ask for in a sentence

I asked for a glass of water.

उस कुत्ते से पूछो वह अपने आप को कौन समझता है!

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

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 for”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Ask for

Meaning in Hindi

पूछना

Pronunciation

puchhana

Part of speech

Verb

Category

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Word Origin (Etymology)

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”).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "ask for" is पूछना (puchhana).

In Devanagari script it is written as पूछना.

It is pronounced "puchhana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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