धुन
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀼𑀡𑀺 (dhuṇi), from Sanskrit धुनि (dhúni, “sounding, noisy”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰún-is, from *dʰwen- (“to make noise”). Distant cognate with English din.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
धुन • (dhun) f (Urdu spelling دھن)
- melody, tune, modulation (of music)
- (Indian classical music) dhun
- मालश्री धुन ― mālaśrī dhun
- पहाड़ी धुन ― pahāṛī dhun
Declension edit
Declension of धुन (fem cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धुन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press