Ward off in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “ward off” in Hindi is रोकना, pronounced bachana — 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.
avert, turn away, or repel
Hindi verb set
रुकना (ruknā)
रोकना (roknā)
रुकाना (rukānā)
रुकवाना (rukvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ-
Sanskrit रुध् (rudh)denom.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï)
Hindi रोकना
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï, “to stop”). See there for more. Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕਣਾ (rokṇā) / روکنا (roknā), Sindhi روڪَڻُ (rokaṇu) / रोकणु (rokaṇu), Nepali रोक्नु (roknu), Bengali রোকা (rōka), Gujarati રોકવું (rokvũ), and Marathi रोखणे (rokhṇe).
Quick facts about “ward off”
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रुकना (ruknā)
रोकना (roknā)
रुकाना (rukānā)
रुकवाना (rukvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewdʰ-
Sanskrit रुध् (rudh)denom.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï)
Hindi रोकना
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *रोक्कइ (rŏkkaï, “to stop”). See there for more. Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕਣਾ (rokṇā) / روکنا (roknā), Sindhi روڪَڻُ (rokaṇu) / रोकणु (rokaṇu), Nepali रोक्नु (roknu), Bengali রোকা (rōka), Gujarati રોકવું (rokvũ), and Marathi रोखणे (rokhṇe).
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