Prevent in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “prevent” 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.
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
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 “prevent”
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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).
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