Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī́, sack), from Dravidian.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.niː/, [ɡɐ.niː]

Noun edit

गनी (ganīf (Urdu spelling گنی)

  1. sack, gunny

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: gunny
  • Omani Arabic: قُوْنِيَّة (or from Gujarati etc.)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōṇīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press