ਘੌਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀲𑀇 (ghasaï), from Sanskrit *घृषति (*ghṛṣati), from घर्ष॑ति (ghárṣati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáršati. Doublet of ਘਸਣਾ (ghasṇā) and ਘੀਹ (ghīh).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [kɔ˨ɳaː]

    Verb

    ਘੌਣਾ • (ghauṇā) (ambitransitive, Shahmukhi spelling گھونا)

    1. to grind in a mortar or on a stone
    2. to mash, pulverize, triturate, rub

    Conjugation

    References

    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਘੌਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.