गलना

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गलना

/ɡəl.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[ɡɐl.näː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -əlnɑː

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑀤𑀺 (galadi), from Sanskrit गलति (galati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gálati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gálati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷél-e-ti, from *gʷel- (“to drip, dribble, ooze, flow”). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਲਣਾ (galṇā), Gujarati ગળવું (gaḷvũ), Assamese গলা (gola).

verb galnā · گلنا · गल · गलना · गलने · गलकर

intransitive to melt, dissolve धूप से बरफ़ गलने लगी।
Similar: पिघलना
intransitive to decay; to become weak
Similar: नष्ट होना
intransitive to be cooked (while becoming soft) दाल गलना
Similar: पकना
intransitive to freeze, become frostbitten
intransitive to rot (and become soft) सारे फल गल गए।
Similar: सड़ना

In English

melting process of changing the state of a substance

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"गलना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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गलना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

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"गलना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {गलना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}