घना

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-der.?

Sanskrit घ॒न (ghaná)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀡 (ghaṇa)

Hindi घना

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀡 (ghaṇa), from Sanskrit घ॒न (ghaná), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Doublet of घन (ghan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə.nɑː/, [ɡʱɐ.näː]

Adjective

घना • (ghanā)

1. thick, dense, heavy

   घना जंगल ― ghanā jaṅgal ― thick forest

   घने बादल ― ghane bādal ― dense clouds

Declension

Declension of घना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	घना ghanā	घने ghane	घनी ghanī	घनी ghanī
oblique	घने ghane	घने ghane	घनी ghanī	घनी ghanī
vocative	घने ghane	घने ghane	घनी ghanī	घनी ghanī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 285