दम उलटना

Hindi

Etymology

From दम (dam, breath, life) + उलटना (ulaṭnā, to reverse), meaning to reverse breath.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪əm ʊ.ləʈ.nɑː/, [d̪ɐ̃m‿ʊ.lɐʈ.näː]

Verb

दम उलटना • (dam ulaṭnā)

  1. to gasp/struggle for breath (as in a dying man)
    1. to be taking one's last breath
  2. to be suffocated or choked
  3. to be dumbfounded or confused or to feel uneasy

Conjugation

References

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