घुन्ना

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊn.nɑː/, [ɡʱʊ̃n.näː]

Adjective

घुन्ना • (ghunnā)

1. keeping spite or animosity hidden; spiteful, malicious
2. secretive, designing, reticent

Declension

Declension of घुन्ना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	घुन्ना ghunnā	घुन्ने ghunne	घुन्नी ghunnī	घुन्नी ghunnī
oblique	घुन्ने ghunne	घुन्ने ghunne	घुन्नी ghunnī	घुन्नी ghunnī
vocative	घुन्ने ghunne	घुन्ने ghunne	घुन्नी ghunnī	घुन्नी ghunnī

Derived terms

• भितरघुन्ना (bhitarghunnā)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घुन्ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “घुन्ना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha