Lay eyes on in Hindi — Meaning of देखना (dekhana)

📖 Meaning of “lay eyes on”

The meaning of “lay eyes on” in Hindi is देखना, pronounced dekhana — 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 lay eyes on

see with attention

✍️ Lay eyes on in a sentence

I remember back in school / When I first laid my eyes on you / I saw your smile and knew right then and there

तू क्या देख रहा है?

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Hindi verb set
दिखना (dikhnā)
देखना (dekhnā)
दिखाना (dikhānā)
दिखवाना (dikhvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-
Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)der.
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Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate)influ.?
Sanskrit *देक्षति (*dekṣati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/)
Prakrit देक्खइ (dĕkkhaï)
Hindi देखना
Inherited from Prakrit देक्खइ (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/), from Sanskrit *देक्षति (*dekṣati), from दृश् (dṛś), possibly influenced by प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate).

Quick facts about “lay eyes on”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Lay eyes on

Meaning in Hindi

देखना

Pronunciation

dekhana

Part of speech

Verb

Category

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Word Origin (Etymology)

Hindi verb set
दिखना (dikhnā)
देखना (dekhnā)
दिखाना (dikhānā)
दिखवाना (dikhvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-
Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)der.
▲
Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate)influ.?
Sanskrit *देक्षति (*dekṣati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/)
Prakrit देक्खइ (dĕkkhaï)
Hindi देखना
Inherited from Prakrit देक्खइ (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/), from Sanskrit *देक्षति (*dekṣati), from दृश् (dṛś), possibly influenced by प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "lay eyes on" is देखना (dekhana).

In Devanagari script it is written as देखना.

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

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