देखना

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देखना

  • /d̪eːkʰ.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [d̪eːkʰ.näː] Hindi, Standard

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Hindi verb set

दिखना (dikhnā)

देखना (dekhnā)

दिखाना (dikhānā)

दिखवाना (dikhvānā)

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-

Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś)der.

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Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate)influ.?

Sanskrit *द्रक्षति (*drakṣati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/)

Prakrit देक्खइ (dĕkkhaï)

Hindi देखना

Inherited from Prakrit देक्खइ (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/), from Sanskrit *द्रक्षति (*drakṣati), from दृश् (dṛś), possibly influenced by प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate).

verb dekhnā · دیکھنا · देख · देखना · देखने · देखकर

  1. transitive to see, to look, to watch बिना देखे मैं कैसे विश्वास करूँ?
  2. transitive to perceive with eyes, to observe, to notice हमने देखा कि उसकी हालत बिगड़ रही है।
  3. transitive to look for, to search for, to seek पुलिस शहर भर में उसे देख रही है।
  4. transitive to see to, to attend to, to guard, to watch over, to look after यह काम मैं देख लूँगा।
  5. transitive to examine, to inspect, to scrutinize, to investigate; to visit (as a patient, a place, etc.) डॉक्टर ने मरीज को देखा।
  6. transitive to consider, to think, to reflect upon; to take into consideration देखो, इसी रुपये के लिए लोग कितना कष्ट उठाते हैं।
  7. transitive to experience, to undergo, to go through इस गाँव ने कई अकाल देखे हैं।
  8. transitive to test, to try, to put to the test इस मशीन को एक बार देख लो।

In English

  • see perceive with the eyes
  • look to try to see
  • watch to look at for a period of time
  • observe to notice, to watch — see also notice

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"देखना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

देखना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"देखना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {देखना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}