पनघट
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पंघट (paṅghaṭ)
Etymology
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From पन- (pan-, “water”) + घाट (ghāṭ, “bank”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pən.ɡʱəʈ/, [pɐ̃n.ɡʱɐʈ]
Noun
पनघट • (panghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling پنگھٹ)
- stair or quay for drawing water
- Hypernym: घाट (ghāṭ)
- 1960, “Mohe Panghat Pe”, in Mughal-e-Azam, performed by Lata Mangheshkar:
- मोहे पनघट पे नन्दलाल छेड़ गयो रे
- mohe panghaṭ pe nandalāl cheṛ gayo re
- Oh on the river quay, Nandlāl has teased me
- passage to a river
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पनघट panghaṭ |
पनघट panghaṭ |
| oblique | पनघट panghaṭ |
पनघटों panghaṭõ |
| vocative | पनघट panghaṭ |
पनघटो panghaṭo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पन-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पनघट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha