āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to prod
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āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stimulate or encourage someone to take action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The persistent parent continued to prod their child to finish their homework before bedtime.
āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ ā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to jab or poke a person or thing with a finger, stick, or other pointed object to get their attention or make them do something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The farmer used a stick to prod the stubborn cow into the barn.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
01
a sharp implement used for poking or urging
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The zookeeper used a prod to direct the animals safely.
02
a prompt or encouragement to act
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He needed a prod to complete his homework on time.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
prodding
prod
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
