Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Hindi [script needed] (*ōṅgh), from Sanskrit अवोङ्घा (*avōṅghā).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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اُون٘گھ (ūṅghf (Hindi spelling ऊँघ)

  1. drowsiness, sleepiness; nodding
    Synonym: غُنُودَگی (ġunūdagī)

Declension

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Declension of اونگھ
singular plural
direct اُون٘گھ (ūṅgh) اُون٘گھیں (ūṅghẽ)
oblique اُون٘گھ (ūṅgh) اُون٘گھوں (ūṅghõ)
vocative اُون٘گھ (ūṅgh) اُون٘گھو (ūṅgho)
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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*avōṅghati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 39

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