घूँघट

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Hindi

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit *घुम्बपट्ट (ghumbapaṭṭa). Compare Nepali घूघटो (ghūghaṭo).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱuːŋ.ɡʱəʈ/,

Noun

घूँघट • (ghūṅghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling گهونگهٹ)

veil (covering drawn over the face)
भारत में बहुत सी औरतें घूँघट करती हैं।
bhārat mẽ bahut sī aurtẽ ghūṅghaṭ kartī ha͠i.
Many women in India wear veils.

उसने मुँह पर से घूँघट उठाया।
usne mũh par se ghūṅghaṭ uṭhāyā.
She lifted the veil off her face.
(rare) prepuce, foreskin

Declension

Declension of घूँघट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घूँघट ghūṅghaṭ	घूँघट ghūṅghaṭ
oblique	घूँघट ghūṅghaṭ	घूँघटों ghūṅghaṭõ
vocative	घूँघट ghūṅghaṭ	घूँघटो ghūṅghaṭo

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घूँघट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884) “घूँघट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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