گھٹنا

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit घटना (ghaṭanā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəʈ.nɑː/

Noun

گھَٹْنا • (ghaṭnā) m (Hindi spelling घटना)

1. incident, occurrence

   Synonyms: واقِعَہ (vāqi'a), وارِد (vārid)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Hindi घटना (ghaṭanā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (ghaṭṭadi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ghaṭṭati), perhaps derived from Sanskrit घट्ट् (ghaṭṭ, “to rub; to speak ill of”) in the "speak ill of" sense. Cognate with Maithili घटब (ghaṭab) / 𑒒𑒙𑒥 (ghaṭaba), Nepali घट्नु (ghaṭnu), Punjabi ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā) / گَھٹݨا (ghaṭṇā), Gojri گھٹنو (ghaṭno), Saraiki گَھٹَّݨ (ghaṭṭaṇ), Marwari घटणौ (ghaṭṇau) / 𑅘𑅞𑅢𑅒 (ghṭṇu), Sindhi گَهٽَڻُ / घटणु / 𑊾𑋆𑋌𑋣 (ghaṭaṇu), Gujarati ઘટવું (ghaṭvũ), Marathi घटणे (ghaṭṇe), Assamese ঘটা (ghota), ঘাটা (ghata).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəʈ.nɑː/

Noun

گھَٹْنا • (ghaṭnā) m (Hindi spelling घटना)

1. to decrease, to dwindle, to decline

   Synonym: کَم (kam)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit घुटना (ghuṭanā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊʈ.nɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گھُٹْنا • (ghuṭnā) m (Hindi spelling घुटना)

1. knee

Verb

گھٹنا • (ghuṭnā) (Hindi spelling घुटना)

1. to be pounded