घराना
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀖𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀬𑀡 (*gharāyayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) from Sanskrit *घरायतन (gharāyatana), from *घर (ghara) + आयतन (āyátana), in which *घर (ghara) is a reborrowed Prakrit form of गृह (gṛhá), which is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰós, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Cognate with Punjabi ਘਰਾਨਾ (gharānā) / گھرانہ (ghrānh), Sindhi گھراڻو / घराणो, Marathi घराणे (gharāṇe).
Pronunciation
Noun
घराना • (gharānā) m (Urdu spelling گَھرَانَا)
Declension
Declension of घराना (masc ā-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घराना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gharāyatana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press