Scold in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “scold” in Hindi is डाँटना, pronounced DanaTana — 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.
censure severely or angrily
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ḱ-tó-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *daćtás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *daṣṭás
Sanskrit द॒ष्ट (daṣṭá)
Prakrit डट्ठ (ḍaṭṭha)denom.
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆 (*draṭ)
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁂 (*draṭyate)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दट्टइ (daṭṭaï)
Hindi डाँटना
In the sense of "threaten", verbalized from Prakrit डट्ठ (ḍaṭṭha, “stung”). See there for more. Cognate with Bengali ডাঁটা (ḍãṭa, “to reprimand”).
In the sense of "restrain", from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दट्टइ (daṭṭaï, “to press”) with spontaneous nasalization which is perhaps an extension of the "threaten" sense. Doublet of डाटना (ḍāṭnā). See Marathi दाटणे (dāṭṇe, “to thicken”) for likely cognates with different semantic development.
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Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ḱ-tó-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *daćtás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *daṣṭás
Sanskrit द॒ष्ट (daṣṭá)
Prakrit डट्ठ (ḍaṭṭha)denom.
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆 (*draṭ)
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁂 (*draṭyate)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दट्टइ (daṭṭaï)
Hindi डाँटना
In the sense of "threaten", verbalized from Prakrit डट्ठ (ḍaṭṭha, “stung”). See there for more. Cognate with Bengali ডাঁটা (ḍãṭa, “to reprimand”).
In the sense of "restrain", from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दट्टइ (daṭṭaï, “to press”) with spontaneous nasalization which is perhaps an extension of the "threaten" sense. Doublet of डाटना (ḍāṭnā). See Marathi दाटणे (dāṭṇe, “to thicken”) for likely cognates with different semantic development.
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