Ways to say it
| Hindi | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| कूदना | kūdnā | /kuːd̪.nɑː/ (Hindi, Standard) |
| उछलना | uchalnā | /ʊ.t͡ʃʰəl.nɑː/ (Hindi, Standard) |
The primary way to express the act of propelling oneself rapidly upward to become airborne is with कूदना. You can use the phrase आगे कूदो to tell someone to jump forward, or छोटी छलांग मारना to describe making a small jump.
Which one should you use?
While कूदना is the standard term for jump, उछलना is often used to describe bouncing, hopping or the act of springing up.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive कूदना changes depending on the tense and subject. For a masculine singular subject in the simple present tense, use कूदता है (jumps). For the past tense with a masculine singular subject, use कूदा (jumped). Additionally, the noun छलांग can be used to refer to a jump and छलांगना specifically refers to the instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced kūdnā (/kuːd̪.nɑː/). It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- The Hindi word कूदना is a cognate of the Tamil word குதி (kuti) and the Malayalam word കുതിക്കുക (kutikkuka).
- In common parlance, उछलना can describe not just a physical jump but also a feeling of extreme joy or excitement.
Examples in context
- कृपया कूद जाइए।Please jump.
- छलांग मारो!Jump!
- छलांग मारो और ध्यान से उठोJump and get up carefully
- वह ऊँचा कूदना चाहता है।Vah ūñchā kūdnā chāhtā hai.He wants to jump high.
- बच्चे पार्क में कूदना पसंद करते हैं।Bacche park mein kūdnā pasand karte hain.Children love to jump in the park.
- दीवार के ऊपर कूदना मुश्किल है।Deewār ke ūpar kūdnā mushkil hai.It is difficult to jump over the wall.
Example conversation
Amit and Priya are at a trampoline park.
- अमित Amitप्रिया, चलो यहाँ कूदना शुरू करते हैं!Priya, chalo yahan koodna shuru karte hain!Priya, let's start jumping here!
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ अमित, यह बहुत मज़ेदार लग रहा है।Haan Amit, yeh bahut mazedar lag raha hai.Yes Amit, this looks like a lot of fun.
- अमित Amitदेखो मैं कितना ऊँचा कूद सकता हूँ!Dekho main kitna ooncha kood sakta hoon!Look how high I can jump!
- प्रिया Priyaसावधान रहो और धीरे कूदो।Saavdhan raho aur dheere koodo.Be careful and jump slowly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jump” translations and entries कूदना, उछलना, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries उछलना, कूदना, CC BY-SA 4.0.
