गलना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
गलना (galnā)
गलाना (galānā)
गलवाना (galvānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑀤𑀺 (galadi), from Sanskrit गलति (galati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gálati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gálati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷél-e-ti, from *gʷel- (to drip, dribble, ooze, flow). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਲਣਾ (galṇā), Gujarati ગળવું (gaḷvũ), Assamese গলা (gola).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəl.nɑː/,
  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: गल‧ना

Verb

गलना (galnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گلنا)

  1. to melt, dissolve
    Synonym: पिघलना (pighalnā)
    धूप से बरफ़ गलने लगी।
    dhūp se baraf galne lagī.
    The snow began to melt from the sunshine.
  2. to decay; to become weak
    Synonym: नष्ट होना (naṣṭ honā)
  3. to be cooked (while becoming soft)
    Synonym: पकना (paknā)
    दाल गलनाdāl galnāto succeed (literally, “one's lentils to be cooked”)
  4. to freeze, become frostbitten
  5. to rot (and become soft)
    Synonym: सड़ना (saṛnā)
    सारे फल गल गए।sāre phal gal gae.All the fruits are rotten.

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