Seize up in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “seize up” in Hindi is जकड़ना, pronounced kam karana banad kar dena — 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.
To stop functioning; to come to a halt.
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀤𑀺 (*jakkaḍadi), from Prakrit *𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jakka, “restrained”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from an alteration of Prakrit 𑀚𑀬 (jaya, “restrained”) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit यत (yata, “restrained”), from Proto-Indo-European *ym̥tós (“held”). Cognate with Marathi जखडणे (jakhaḍṇe), Gujarati જકડવું (jakaḍvũ), and Punjabi ਜਕੜਨਾ (jakṛanā).
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