गन्ना
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀟 (gaṃḍa), from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa, “stalk, trunk”). Cognate with Punjabi ਗੰਨਾ (gannā).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editगन्ना • (gannā) m (Urdu spelling گَنَّا)
Declension
editDeclension of गन्ना (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
edit- → Pashto: ګنی
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गन्ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press