ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā, to be afraid) +‎ -ਆਉਣਾ (-āuṇā, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖə.ɾɔː.ɳäː/
  • Rhymes: -äː, -ɳäː

Noun

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ • (ḍarāuṇām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. scarecrow

Declension

Declension of ਡਰਾਉਣਾ
singular plural
direct ਡਰਾਉਣਾ (ḍarāuṇā) ਡਰਾਉਣੇ (ḍarāuṇe)
oblique ਡਰਾਉਣੇ (ḍarāuṇe) ਡਰਾਉਣਿਆਂ (ḍarāuṇiā̃)
vocative ਡਰਾਉਣਿਆ (ḍarāuṇiā) ਡਰਾਉਣਿਓ (ḍarāuṇio)
ablative ਡਰਾਉਣਿਓਂ (ḍarāuṇiõ)
locative ਡਰਾਉਣੇ (ḍarāuṇe)
instrumental ਡਰਾਉਣੇ (ḍarāuṇe)

Adjective

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ • (ḍarāuṇām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. frightening, menacing, threatening
  2. ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, appalling
  3. uncanny, eerie, weird

Verb

Punjabi verb set
ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā)
ਡਰਾਉਣਾ (ḍarāuṇā)

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ • (ḍarāuṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. causative of ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā, to be afraid)
  2. to terrify

Conjugation

References

  • ਡਰਾਉਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025