ਡਰੌਣਾ

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā, to be afraid) +‎ -ਆਉਣਾ (-āuṇā, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. scarecrow

Declension

Declension of ਡਰੌਣਾ
dir. sg. ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇā)
dir. pl. ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)
singular plural
direct ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇā) ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)
oblique ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe) ਡਰੌਣਿਆਂ (ḍarauṇiā̃)
vocative ਡਰੌਣਿਆ (ḍarauṇiā) ਡਰੌਣਿਓ (ḍarauṇio)
ablative ਡਰੌਣਿਓਂ (ḍarauṇiõ)
locative ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)
instrumental ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)

Adjective

ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. frightening, menacing, threatening
  2. ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, appalling
  3. uncanny, eerie, weird

Verb

ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. causative of ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā, to be afraid)
  2. to terrify

Conjugation

References

  • ਡਰੌਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024