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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (ghuṭṭ-), from Ashokan Prakrit . Cognate with Punjabi گُھٹّ (ghuṭṭ) / ਘੁੱਟ (ghuṭṭa).
Pronunciation
Noun
گُھون٘ٹ • (ghū̃ṭ) m (Hindi spelling घूंट)
- sip, gulp (of a liquid)
Declension
| Declension of گھونٹ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ)
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گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ)
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| oblique
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گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ)
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گُھون٘ٹوں (ghūṉṭõ)
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| vocative
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گُھون٘ٹ (ghūṉṭ)
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گُھون٘ٹو (ghūṉṭo)
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Further reading
- “گھونٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “گھونٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press