मिलना-जुलना (milnaa-julnaa)
verb
A reduplicated-pair verb built from मिलना (milnaa, 'to meet') plus जुलना (julnaa) -- a partner verb that survives only in this pairing -- meaning 'to socialize, to keep meeting and mixing with people.'
Sense
1
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to socialize, to mix/mingle with people
verb, intransitive Takes से (se) for the people one socializes with, e.g. पड़ोसियों से मिलना-जुलना (padosiyon se milnaa-julnaa, 'to socialize with the neighbors'). Very often used in its infinitive form as a verbal noun for 'socializing/social contact' -- मिलना-जुलना कम हो गया है (milnaa-julnaa kam ho gayaa hai, 'socializing has decreased') -- this is the ordinary infinitive-as-noun pattern of Hindi, not a separate sense.
Synonyms: मेल-जोल रखना (mel-jol rakhnaa), संपर्क में रहना (sampark men rahnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is a classic Hindi echo-compound: मिलना (milnaa) is a live, everyday verb, but its partner जुलना (julnaa) barely exists outside this pairing -- it's kept alive purely for the rhythm and the sense of 'mixing socially' it adds. You'll hear it constantly in Delhi-NCR conversations about changing lifestyles: लोगों का मिलना-जुलना कम हो गया है (logon kaa milnaa-julnaa kam ho gayaa hai, 'people's socializing has decreased'), a common lament about busy city life replacing the old habit of dropping in on neighbors and relatives.
Common Mistakes: 1) It is intransitive, so no ने (ne) marking on the subject even though the action feels deliberate: वे रोज़ मिलते-जुलते हैं (ve roz milte-julte hain, 'they meet and mingle daily'), not वे...ने. 2) Learners mark the other person with को (ko) by analogy with मिलना (milnaa) alone; with the compound मिलना-जुलना the usual marking is से (se): दोस्तों से मिलना-जुलना (doston se milnaa-julnaa), not दोस्तों को. 3) Do not confuse with a single instance of meeting (मिलना (milnaa) alone) -- मिलना-जुलना implies an ongoing habit or pattern of social contact, not one visit.
Sample Sentences:
आजकल शहरों में लोगों का मिलना-जुलना बहुत कम हो गया है।
These days, people's socializing in cities has decreased a lot.
(aajkal shahron men logon kaa milnaa-julnaa bahut kam ho gayaa hai।)
हम त्योहारों पर सब रिश्तेदारों से मिलते-जुलते हैं।
We socialize with all our relatives during festivals.
(ham tyohaaron par sab rishtedaaron se milte-julte hain।)
पहले पड़ोसी शाम को आँगन में बैठकर मिलते-जुलते थे।
Earlier, neighbors used to socialize sitting in the courtyard in the evening.
(pahle padosii shaam ko aangan men baithkar milte-julte the।)
थोड़ा बाहर निकलो और लोगों से मिलो-जुलो, घर में मत बैठे रहो।
Go out a bit and socialize with people, don't just sit at home.
(thodaa baahar niklo aur logon se milo-julo, ghar men mat baithe raho।)
नए शहर में उसे मिलना-जुलना शुरू करने में समय लगेगा।
It will take time for her to start socializing in the new city.
(nae shahar men use milnaa-julnaa shuroo karne men samay lagegaa।)
अगर वह थोड़ा और मिलता-जुलता तो उसके ज़्यादा दोस्त होते।
If he socialized a little more, he would have more friends.
(agar vah thodaa aur miltaa-jultaa to uske zyaadaa dost hote।)
काश हम सब मिल-जुलकर रहते जैसे पहले रहते थे।
I wish we all lived socializing together like we used to before.
(kaash ham sab mil-julkar rahte jaise pahle rahte the।)
ऑफिस की पार्टी में वह सबसे अच्छे से मिल-जुल लेता है।
At the office party, he socializes with everyone quite well.
(ophis kii paartii men vah sabse achchhe se mil-jul letaa hai।)
समाज में मिलना-जुलना ज़रूरी है ताकि रिश्ते बने रहें।
Socializing in society is necessary so that relationships remain intact.
(samaaj men milnaa-julnaa zaroorii hai taaki rishte bane rahen।)
मॉल और मोबाइल के इस दौर में मिलना-जुलना खत्म-सा हो गया है।
In this age of malls and mobiles, socializing has almost disappeared.
(mol aur mobaail ke is daur men milnaa-julnaa khatm-saa ho gayaa hai।)
Morphology
Verb
Morphology could not be generated (hyphen-joined verb lemma 'मिलना-जुलना').