ਨੱਥਣਾ

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Punjabi

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Punjabi verb set
ਨਥਾਉਣਾ (nathāuṇā)
ਨਥਵਾਉਣਾ (nathvāuṇā)

Etymology

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From ਨੱਥ (nattha, nose (st)ring) +‎ -ਣਾ (-ṇā)

Verb

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ਨੱਥਣਾ (natthaṇā) (transitive)

  1. to fit with a nose ring or nose string
  2. (figurative) to curb, restrain; to control; to disciplline

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • ਨੱਥਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨੱਥਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.