गहना

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəɦ.nɑː/,

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀦 (gahana), from Sanskrit ग्रहण (gráhaṇa, holding, putting on). Compare later Sanskrit गहना (gahanā, ornament), a borrowing from Middle Indo-Aryan.

Noun

गहना (gahnām (Urdu spelling گہنا)

  1. jewellery, ornament
    Synonyms: ज़ेवर (zevar), आभूषण (ābhūṣaṇ)
  2. deposit, pawn
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀤𑀺 (gahadi), from Sanskrit *ग्रहति (grahati), a class 1 verb from ग्रह् (grah, to grab, root) (compare verbs गृभायति (gṛbhāyáti), गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti)).

Verb

गहना (gahnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling گہنا)

  1. to grab, seize, grasp
    Synonym: पकड़ना (pakaṛnā)
Conjugation

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