गन्ना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀟 (gaṃḍa), from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa, “stalk, trunk”). Cognate with Punjabi ਗੰਨਾ (gannā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

गन्ना • (gannā) m (Urdu spelling گَنَّا)

1. sugar cane

   Synonyms: ईख (īkh), ऊख (ūkh)

Declension

Declension of गन्ना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गन्ना gannā	गन्ने ganne
oblique	गन्ने ganne	गन्नों gannõ
vocative	गन्ने ganne	गन्नो ganno

Descendants

• → Pashto: ګنی

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गन्ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press