Sit in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “sit” in Hindi is बैठना, pronounced baithna — 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.
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Hindi verb set
बैठना (baiṭhnā)
बिठाना (biṭhānā)
बैठवाना (baiṭhvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upo
Proto-Indo-Iranian *upa-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *upa-
Sanskrit उप- (upa-)
Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *wiḱtós
Sanskrit वि॒ष्ट (viṣṭá)
Sanskrit उपविष्ट (upaviṣṭa)
Prakrit उवविट्ठ (uvaviṭṭha)der.
Hindi बैठना
Denominal verb from Prakrit उवविट्ठ (uvaviṭṭha) + -ना (-nā) with the aphaeresis of /u/, ultimately from Sanskrit उपविश् (upaviś, “to enter, sit”).
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बैठना (baiṭhnā)
बिठाना (biṭhānā)
बैठवाना (baiṭhvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upo
Proto-Indo-Iranian *upa-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *upa-
Sanskrit उप- (upa-)
Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *wiḱtós
Sanskrit वि॒ष्ट (viṣṭá)
Sanskrit उपविष्ट (upaviṣṭa)
Prakrit उवविट्ठ (uvaviṭṭha)der.
Hindi बैठना
Denominal verb from Prakrit उवविट्ठ (uvaviṭṭha) + -ना (-nā) with the aphaeresis of /u/, ultimately from Sanskrit उपविश् (upaviś, “to enter, sit”).
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