گانا

See also: كانا and کانا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गान (gāna), from the root गै (gai, “to sing”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaH- (“sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *geH- (“sing”). Cognate with Hindi गाना (gānā), Assamese গান (gan), Bengali গান (gan), Gujarati ગાણું (gāṇũ), Marathi गाणे (gāṇe), Urdu گانا (gānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡäː.ɳäː/

Noun

گاݨا • (gāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਾਣਾ)

1. song

   ایہہ گانا بہوت وَدیا اے۔

   اyh gānā bhot vadeyā اe.

   This song is amazing.

Synonyms

• گیت (gīta)
• (anthem): تَرانہ (tarānh)
• (melody): نَغمہ (naġmh)

Verb

گاݨا • (gāṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਾਣਾ)

1. to sing

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.nɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: گا‧نا

Noun

گانا • (gānā) m (Hindi spelling गाना)

1. song

Declension

Declension of گانا
	singular	plural
direct	گانا (gānā)	گانے (gāne)
oblique	گانے (gāne)	گانوں (gānõ)
vocative	گانے (gāne)	گانو (gāno)

Verb

گانا • (gānā) (Hindi spelling गाना)

1. to sing

Further reading

• “گانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گانا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.