गींजना

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gijj-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡiːnd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [ɡĩːnd͡ʒ.näː]

Verb[edit]

गींजना (gīñjnā) (transitive)

  1. to rub, mash, soil or crumple soft things (as a cloth or flower)
  2. to dirty or behave dirtily through smearing, crumbling or clumsy etiquette etc. (as while eating or making food)
    मैं खाना गींज के खाता हूँma͠i khānā gīñj ke khātā hū̃(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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