घुटना

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱʊʈ.nɑː/, [ɡʱʊʈ.näː]
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Etymology 1

    Inherited from Sanskrit *घुट्ट (*ghuṭṭa), possibly from Proto-Dravidian, or possibly from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰl̥H-tás. Compare Marathi गुडघा (guḍghā), Assamese গুৰি (guri).

    Noun

    घुटना • (ghuṭnām (Urdu spelling گھٹنا)

    1. (anatomy) knee
      घुटनों के बल चलनाghuṭnõ ke bal calnāthe knees to go weak; to submit, yield (idiom)
    Declension
    Declension of घुटना (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct घुटना
    ghuṭnā
    घुटने
    ghuṭne
    oblique घुटने
    ghuṭne
    घुटनों
    ghuṭnõ
    vocative घुटने
    ghuṭne
    घुटनो
    ghuṭno

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Prakrit घुट्टइ (ghuṭṭaï, to gulp), from Proto-Dravidian.

      Verb

      घुटना • (ghuṭnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گھٹنا)

      1. to suffocate
      2. to be polished, cleaned
      3. to be pounded
      Conjugation
      Derived terms
      • दम घुटना (dam ghuṭnā, to suffocate, to lose breath)
      • घुटन होना (ghuṭan honā, to not be able to breathe properly)

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