गूँधना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hindi verb set
गुँधना (gundhnā)
गूँधना (gūndhnā)
गुँधवाना (gundhvānā)

Inherited from Sanskrit गुफति (gupháti, strings together), contaminated by बन्धति (bandhati, binds). Compare Punjabi ਗੁੱਨ੍ਹਣਾ (gunnhṇā). Doublet of गुहना (guhnā), गुतना (gutnā), and गूँथना (gū̃thnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡũːd̪ʱ.nɑː/, [ɡũːd̪ʱ.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ũːd̪ʱ.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: गूँध‧ना

Verb

गूँधना • (gū̃dhnā) (transitive)

  1. to knead (dough)
    Synonym: माँड़ना (mā̃ṛnā)
  2. to plait, to braid
    Synonym: गूँथना (gū̃thnā)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • गुँधाई (gũdhāī)
  • गुँधावट (gũdhāvaṭ)

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