ਘੌਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घर्षति (gharṣati). 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.
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