टोना
Hindi
Etymology
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टोण (ṭoṇa)
Hindi टोना
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टोण (ṭoṇa, “sorcery”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) of uncertain origin. See there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈoː.nɑː/, [ʈoː.näː]
Noun
टोना • (ṭonā) m (Urdu spelling ٹونا)
- sorcery, witchcraft
- Synonym: जादूगरी (jādūgrī)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “टोना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭōna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press