घूँघट

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀩 (*ghuṃba)
Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?
Sanskrit पट (paṭa)?
Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *घुंबपट्ट (ghuṃbapaṭṭa)
Hindi घूँघट

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *घुंबपट्ट (ghuṃbapaṭṭa), from *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀩 (*ghuṃba) + Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa, “silk”). Cognate with Nepali घुमटो (ghumaṭo), Gujarati ઘૂમટો (ghūmṭo), Bengali ঘোমটা (ghōmṭa) and Odia ଘୁମ୍ବଟା (ghumbaṭā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱuːŋ.ɡʱəʈ/, [ɡʱũːŋ.ɡʱɐʈ]

    Noun

    घूँघट • (ghūṅghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling گهونگهٹ)

    1. ghoonghat, 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.
    2. (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

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