گھونٹ

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (ghuṭṭ-), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Cognate with Punjabi گُھٹّ (ghuṭṭ) / ਘੁੱਟ (ghuṭṭa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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گُھون٘ٹ (ghū̃ṭm (Hindi spelling घूंट)

  1. sip, gulp (of a liquid)

Declension

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Declension of گھونٹ
singular plural
direct گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ) گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ)
oblique گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ) گُھون٘ٹوں (ghūṉṭō̃)
vocative گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ) گُھون٘ٹو (ghūṉṭō)

Further reading

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  • گھونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • گھونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press