Riff in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “riff” in Hindi is टुकड़ा, pronounced TukaDaa — it is a noun. 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.
a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀝𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*ṭukk)deverb.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टुक्क (ṭukka)
Hindi टुकड़ा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टुक्क (ṭukka, “piece”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from *टुक्क् (ṭukk, “to cut, break”), from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*trukk). Cognate with Assamese টুকুৰা (tukura), Bengali টুকরা (ṭukra).
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀝𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*ṭukk)deverb.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टुक्क (ṭukka)
Hindi टुकड़ा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टुक्क (ṭukka, “piece”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from *टुक्क् (ṭukk, “to cut, break”), from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*trukk). Cognate with Assamese টুকুৰা (tukura), Bengali টুকরা (ṭukra).
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