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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀊𑀡𑀬 (ūṇaya), from Sanskrit ऊनक (ūnáka, “less, deficient”), from ऊन (ūna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂nós. Related to ऊन (ūn).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ऊना • (ūnā) (Urdu spelling اونا)
- (obsolete) less, lacking, deficient
- Synonyms: कम (kam), थोड़ा (thoṛā), अल्प (alp), ऊन (ūn)
Declension
Declension of ऊना (ā-stem)
References
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Adjective
ऊना • (ūnā́ or ū́nā) stem
- masculine nominative/vocative/accusative dual of ऊन (ūná, “deficient”).
- feminine nominative/instrumental singular of ऊन (ūná, “deficient”)
- neuter nominative/vocative/accusative singular of ऊन (ūná, “deficient”)