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Play up in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Play upverb
सताना
🗣️ satana [/sə.t̪ɑː.nɑː/, [sɐ.t̪äː.näː]]
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📖 Meaning of “play up”

The meaning of “play up” in Hindi is सताना, pronounced satana — 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 play up

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

🟢 Similar words for play up
foreground highlight spotlight cozy up cotton up shine up sidle up suck up
🔴 Opposite words for play up
play down
✍️ Play up in a sentence
The children have been playing up their parants whenever they get holidays.
यहूदियों के लिए नाजियों के हाथों सताना था।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (saṃtāvedi), from Sanskrit संतापयति (saṃtāpayati), from the root तप् (tap).

Quick facts about “play up”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Play up
Meaning in Hindi
सताना
Pronunciation
satana
Part of speech
Verb
Similar words
8
Opposite words
1
Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 (saṃtāvedi), from Sanskrit संतापयति (saṃtāpayati), from the root तप् (tap).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "play up" is सताना (satana).
In Devanagari script it is written as सताना.
It is pronounced "satana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.