دھون

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀫𑀡𑀺 (dhamaṇi), from Sanskrit धमनि (dhamani).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَھوݨ • (dhauṇf (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੌਣ)

  1. nape of the neck
    Synonym: گِچّی (giccī)

Declension

Declension of دھون
singular plural
direct دَھوݨ (dhauṇ) دَھوݨاں (dhauṇāṉ)
oblique دَھوݨ (dhauṇ) دَھوݨاں (dhauṇāṉ)
vocative دَھوݨے (dhauṇe) دَھوݨو (dhauṇo)
ablative دَھوݨوں (dhauṇoṉ) دَھوݨاں (dhauṇāṉ)
locative دَھوݨی (dhauṇī) دَھوݨِیں (dhauṇīṉ)
instrumental دَھوݨِیں (dhauṇīṉ) دَھوݨے (dhauṇe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دھَون”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਧੌਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhamáni”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 385