गरजना

See also: गर्जन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • गर्जना (garjanā)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati).[1] Doublet of गाजना (gājnā). Compare Maithili गरजब (garᵊjab) / 𑒑𑒩𑒖𑒥 (garajaba), Punjabi ਗਰਜਣਾ (garjaṇā) / گَرجݨا (garjṇā), Gujarati ગરજવું (garajvũ), Marathi गरजणे (garajṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [ɡɐ.ɾɐd͡ʒ.näː]

Verb

गरजना • (garajnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گَرَجْنَا)

  1. to thunder
  2. to roar, bellow, howl
    Synonym: दहाड़ (dahāṛ)
    कुत्ते गरजते नहीं हैं, वे भौंकते हैं।
    kutte garajte nahī̃ ha͠i, ve bha͠ukte ha͠i.
    Dogs don't roar, they bark.

Conjugation

References

  1. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गरजना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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