Castigate in Hindi — Meaning of फ़टकारना (phaTakarana)

📖 Meaning of “castigate”

The meaning of “castigate” in Hindi is फ़टकारना, pronounced phaTakarana — 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 castigate

censure severely

✍️ Castigate in a sentence

Perhaps disarmed by his own scandalous behaviour with Bathsheba, he was in no position to castigate his son for a similar fault.

उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डाँटे : अपना अपराध स्वीकार न करके पूछने वाले को डाँटना, फटकारना या दोषी ठहराना.

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

First attested in the beginning of the 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to reprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from castus (“pure, chaste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”). Doublet of chastise and chasten, taken through Old French. See also chaste.

Quick facts about “castigate”

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Word (English)

Castigate

Meaning in Hindi

फ़टकारना

Pronunciation

phaTakarana

Part of speech

Verb

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The Hindi meaning of "castigate" is फ़टकारना (phaTakarana).

In Devanagari script it is written as फ़टकारना.

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

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