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Frighten in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Frightenvt
डराना
🗣️ Darana [/ɖə.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [ɖɐ.ɾäː.näː], /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/, [ˈfɹ̥aɪtn̩], [ˈfɹ̥aɪʔn̩], /ˈfrixtən/, [ˈfriçtən]]
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📖 Meaning of “frighten”

The meaning of “frighten” in Hindi is डराना, pronounced Darana — it is a vt. 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 frighten

cause fear in

🟢 Similar words for frighten
fright scare affright
✍️ Frighten in a sentence
Ravi's anger frightened me.
और इन्तेहा दर्जे की दानाई मगर (उनको तो) डराना कुछ फ़ायदा नहीं देता
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀭 (ḍara)
Hindi डर (ḍar)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Sanskrit -आ (-ā)
Sanskrit -प्- (-p-)
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Sanskrit -अय॑ति (-áyati)
Sanskrit -आपयति (-āpayati)
Prakrit -𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀇 (-āvei)
Hindi -आना (-ānā)
Hindi डराना
Causative form of डर (ḍar) with the suffix -आना (-ānā).

Quick facts about “frighten”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Frighten
Meaning in Hindi
डराना
Pronunciation
Darana
Part of speech
Vt
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀭 (ḍara)
Hindi डर (ḍar)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Sanskrit -आ (-ā)
Sanskrit -प्- (-p-)
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Sanskrit -अय॑ति (-áyati)
Sanskrit -आपयति (-āpayati)
Prakrit -𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀇 (-āvei)
Hindi -आना (-ānā)
Hindi डराना
Causative form of डर (ḍar) with the suffix -आना (-ānā).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "frighten" is डराना (Darana).
In Devanagari script it is written as डराना.
It is pronounced "Darana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.