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Heave to in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Heave toverb
रोकना
🗣️ rok lagana [/ɾoːk.nɑː/, [ɾoːk.näː]]
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📖 Meaning of “heave to”

The meaning of “heave to” in Hindi is रोकना, pronounced rok lagana — 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 heave to

To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.

✍️ Heave to in a sentence
It heaved to at the base of the hill.
यह पहाड़ी के तल पर एक रोकने के लिए आया था
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Hindi verb set
रुकना (ruknā)
रोकना (roknā)
रुकाना (rukānā)
रुकवाना (rukvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ-
Sanskrit रुध् (rudh)denom.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï)
Hindi रोकना
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï, “to stop”). See there for more. Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕਣਾ (rokṇā) / روکنا (roknā), Sindhi روڪَڻُ (rokaṇu) / रोकणु (rokaṇu), Nepali रोक्नु (roknu), Bengali রোকা (rōka), Gujarati રોકવું (rokvũ), and Marathi रोखणे (rokhṇe).

Quick facts about “heave to”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Heave to
Meaning in Hindi
रोकना
Pronunciation
rok lagana
Part of speech
Verb
Word Origin (Etymology)
Hindi verb set
रुकना (ruknā)
रोकना (roknā)
रुकाना (rukānā)
रुकवाना (rukvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ-
Sanskrit रुध् (rudh)denom.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï)
Hindi रोकना
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï, “to stop”). See there for more. Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕਣਾ (rokṇā) / روکنا (roknā), Sindhi روڪَڻُ (rokaṇu) / रोकणु (rokaṇu), Nepali रोक्नु (roknu), Bengali রোকা (rōka), Gujarati રોકવું (rokvũ), and Marathi रोखणे (rokhṇe).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "heave to" is रोकना (rok lagana).
In Devanagari script it is written as रोकना.
It is pronounced "rok lagana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.