गनी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गोन (gon)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī́, “sack”), from Dravidian.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡə.niː/, [ɡɐ.niː]
Noun
गनी • (ganī) f (Urdu spelling گنی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गनी ganī |
गनियाँ ganiyā̃ |
| oblique | गनी ganī |
गनियों ganiyõ |
| vocative | गनी ganī |
गनियो ganiyo |
Descendants
- → English: gunny
- → Omani Arabic: قُوْنِيَّة (or from Gujarati etc.)
- → Swahili: gunia
- → Persian: گونی (guni)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōṇīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press