घूंट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa घुंट (ghuṃṭa), from Prakrit *घुंटइ, घुट्टइ (ghuṃṭaï, ghuṭṭaï, “gulps”), of Dravidian origin. Cognate with Punjabi ਘੁੱਟ (ghuṭṭa, “sip, gulp”), Gujarati ઘૂંટ (ghū̃ṭ), and Marathi घोट (ghoṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱuːɳʈ/, [ɡʱũːɳʈ]

Noun

घूंट • (ghūṇṭ) m (Urdu spelling گھونٹ)

1. sip, gulp (of a liquid)

   घूंट-घूंट करके बच्चे ने दूध पिया।

   ghūṇṭ-ghūṇṭ karke bacce ne dūdh piyā.

   The child gulped down the milk.

   • Mirza Ghalib:

     मुल्ला! गर असर हैं दुआ में तो मस्जीद हिला के दिखा
     गर नहीं तो दो घूंट पी और मस्जीद को हिलता देख

     mullā! gar asar ha͠i duā mẽ to masjīd hilā ke dikhā
     gar nahī̃ to do ghūṇṭ pī aur masjīd ko hiltā dekh

     Mullah! If your prayers are potent, let's see you move the mosque.
     If not, take a couple of swigs and watch the mosque sway on its own.

Declension

Declension of घूंट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घूंट ghūṇṭ	घूंट ghūṇṭ
oblique	घूंट ghūṇṭ	घूंटों ghūṇṭõ
vocative	घूंट ghūṇṭ	घूंटो ghūṇṭo

Related terms

• घूंटना (ghūṇṭnā, “to gulp”)