Slap about in Hindi — Meaning of पीटना (piTana)

📖 Meaning of “slap about”

The meaning of “slap about” in Hindi is पीटना, pronounced piTana — 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.

✍️ Slap about in a sentence

Bullies used to slap him about every day after school.

बदमाश ने छोटे बच्चों को पीटने की धमकी दी।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peys-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pištás
Sanskrit पि॒ष्ट (piṣṭá)?
Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati)
Sanskrit पिट्टयति (piṭṭayati)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (piṭṭei)
Hindi पीटना
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (piṭṭei), from Sanskrit पिट्टयति (piṭṭayati), from possibly पि॒ष्ट (piṣṭá) + -अयति (-ayati). Cognate with Nepali पिट्नु (piṭnu), Marathi पिटणे (piṭṇe), Gujarati પીટવું (pīṭvũ), Assamese পিট (pit), and Bengali পিটা (piṭa).

Quick facts about “slap about”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Slap about

Meaning in Hindi

पीटना

Pronunciation

piTana

Part of speech

Verb

Category

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Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peys-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pištás
Sanskrit पि॒ष्ट (piṣṭá)?
Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati)
Sanskrit पिट्टयति (piṭṭayati)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (piṭṭei)
Hindi पीटना
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (piṭṭei), from Sanskrit पिट्टयति (piṭṭayati), from possibly पि॒ष्ट (piṣṭá) + -अयति (-ayati). Cognate with Nepali पिट्नु (piṭnu), Marathi पिटणे (piṭṇe), Gujarati પીટવું (pīṭvũ), Assamese পিট (pit), and Bengali পিটা (piṭa).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "slap about" is पीटना (piTana).

In Devanagari script it is written as पीटना.

It is pronounced "piTana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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