घुंडी

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

घुन्डी (ghunḍī)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਘੁੰਡੀ (ghuṇḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀝 (*ghuṇṭa). Compare Bengali ঘুন্টি (ghunṭi).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊɳ.ɖiː/, [ɡʱʊ̃ɳ.ɖiː]

Noun[edit]

घुंडी • (ghuṇḍī) f

button
knob; doorknob

Declension[edit]

Declension of घुंडी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घुंडी ghuṇḍī	घुंडियाँ ghuṇḍiyā̃
oblique	घुंडी ghuṇḍī	घुंडियों ghuṇḍiyõ
vocative	घुंडी ghuṇḍī	घुंडियो ghuṇḍiyo

References[edit]

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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