गहना
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गहना¹
- /ɡəɦ.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
- [ɡɛʱ.näː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀦 (gahana) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ग्र॑हण (gràhaṇa, “holding, putting on”). Compare later Sanskrit गहना (gahanā, “ornament”), a borrowing from Middle Indo-Aryan.
गहना²
- /ɡəɦ.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
- [ɡɛʱ.näː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀇 (gahaï), from Sanskrit *ग्रहति (*grahati, class 1 verb), from ग्रह् (grah, “to grab”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-. Compare verbs such as Sanskrit गृ॒भा॒यति॑ (gṛbhāyáti), गृ॒ह्णाति॑ (gṛhṇā́ti).
verb gahnā · گہنا · गह · गहना · गहने · गहकर
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to grab, seize, grasp
Similar: पकड़ना
In English
- jewellery personal ornamentation
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