🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

छिद्र

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chhidra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Puncture/ˈpʌŋk.tʃər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"टायर में एक छिद्र था जिसे ठीक करने की आवश्यकता थी।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small hole made by a sharp object.

    "The tire had a puncture that needed to be repaired."
As verb
  1. 1

    To pierce or make a hole in something.

    "He accidentally punctured the balloon with a pin."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'puncture' originates from the Latin 'punctura', meaning 'a prick' or 'a hole', derived from 'punctus', the past participle of 'pungere', meaning 'to prick'. It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to describe both the act of piercing and the resulting hole.

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