Scratch in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “scratch” in Hindi is खुरचना, pronounced kharonachakar nikalana — 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.
cause friction
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás
Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá)denom.
Sanskrit क्षु॒रति॑ (kṣuráti)
Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀇 (churaï)
Hindi खुरचना
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀼𑀭𑀇 (*khuraï) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀘𑁆𑀘- (-cca-) (compare attested 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀇 (churaï, “to break”), with different sound change), from Sanskrit क्षु॒रति॑ (kṣuráti, “to cut, scratch”).
Quick facts about “scratch”
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Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás
Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá)denom.
Sanskrit क्षु॒रति॑ (kṣuráti)
Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀇 (churaï)
Hindi खुरचना
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀼𑀭𑀇 (*khuraï) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀘𑁆𑀘- (-cca-) (compare attested 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀇 (churaï, “to break”), with different sound change), from Sanskrit क्षु॒रति॑ (kṣuráti, “to cut, scratch”).
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