बेचना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
बिकना (biknā)
बेचना (becnā)
बेचाना (becānā)
बिकवाना (bikvānā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (veccadi), from Sanskrit *वेत्ययति (vetyayati), which was denominalised from one of the derivatives of the root वी (, to go; to impel; to get); compare Sanskrit वेति (véti, to procure), वेतन (vetana, wages; price).[1] The vecc ~ vikk (see बिकना (biknā), this is a suppletion) transitivity alternation is well-preserved throughout Indo-Aryan languages, so it must have occurred by the Middle Indo-Aryan stage.

Bloch[2] alternatively tied this term to Sanskrit व्ययति (vyayati, to expend, waste), from the root व्यय (vyaya), but this is phonologically (there is no clear source for -cc-) and semantically (only Marathi continues the "spend" meaning, which could be better explained as a specification from "sell") difficult.

Others[3] have tied to it Sanskrit विक्री (vikrī, to buy and sell) (a compound of वि- (vi-) क्री (krī); the source of the vikk- forms in NIA), but this is also strange since palatalisation is not expected in every NIA reflex.

Cognate with Punjabi ਵੇਚਣਾ (vecṇā) / ویچنا (vecnā), Sindhi ويچَڻُ / वेचणु (vecaṇu), Nepali बेच्नु (becnu), Gujarati વેચવું (vecvũ), Marathi वेचणे (veċṇe, to spend), Bengali বেচা (beca), Assamese বেচা (besa).

Verb

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बेचना (becnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بیچنا)

  1. to sell (to agree to transfer goods or provide services)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*vētyayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Bloch, Jules (1915/1920) La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language[1], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 411
  3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बेचना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Kurukh

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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बेचना (becnā)

  1. to play, dance, amuse oneself
    Synonym: अस्सना (assanā)

References

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  • Hahn, Ferb (1903) “बेचना”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary[2], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 16