Think up in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “think up” in Hindi is खोजना, pronounced khoJana — 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.
devise or invent
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-?
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšawd-
Sanskrit क्षुद् (kṣud)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Sanskrit -य (-ya)
Sanskrit क्षोद्य (kṣodya)?
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*khojja)denom.
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*khojjati)
Hindi खोजना
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*khojjati), denominal verb from *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*khojja, “footprint”), possibly from Sanskrit क्षोद्य (kṣodya, “(that which is) to be trampled or stepped upon”), from क्षुद् (kṣud, “crush”) + -य (-ya). Cognate with Nepali खोज्नु (khojnu), Bengali খোঁজা (khō̃ja) and Assamese খোজা (khüza, “to ask”).
Quick facts about “think up”
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Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-?
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšawd-
Sanskrit क्षुद् (kṣud)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Sanskrit -य (-ya)
Sanskrit क्षोद्य (kṣodya)?
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*khojja)denom.
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*khojjati)
Hindi खोजना
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*khojjati), denominal verb from *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*khojja, “footprint”), possibly from Sanskrit क्षोद्य (kṣodya, “(that which is) to be trampled or stepped upon”), from क्षुद् (kṣud, “crush”) + -य (-ya). Cognate with Nepali खोज्नु (khojnu), Bengali খোঁজা (khō̃ja) and Assamese খোজা (khüza, “to ask”).
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