See also: गर्जन

Hindi edit

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Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati).[1] Doublet of गाजना (gājnā). Compare Maithili गरजब (garᵊjab) / 𑒑𑒩𑒖𑒥 (garajaba), Punjabi ਗਰਜਣਾ (garjaṇā) / گَرجݨا (garjṇā), Gujarati ગરજવું (garajvũ), Marathi गरजणे (garajṇe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [ɡɐ.ɾɐd͡ʒ.näː]

Verb edit

गरजना (garajnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گَرَجْنَا)

  1. to thunder
  2. to roar, bellow, howl
    Synonym: दहाड़ (dahāṛ)
    कुत्ते गरजते नहीं हैं, वे भौंकते हैं।
    kutte garajte nahī̃ ha͠i, ve bha͠ukte ha͠i.
    Dogs don't roar, they bark.

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References edit

  1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गरजना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press