Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀚𑀤𑀺 (guṃjadi), from Sanskrit गुञ्जति (gúñjati).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡuːnd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [ɡũːnd͡ʒ.näː]

Verb

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गूंजना (gūñjnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling گونجنا)

  1. (of bees and other insects) to buzz, hum
    • 1850 – 1885, Harishchandra :
      फूले बर बसंत बन बस में कहुँ मालती नवेली । तापै मदमाते से मधुकर गूँजत मधुरस रेली
      phūle bar basnt ban bas mẽ kahũ māltī navelī . tāpai madmāte se madhukar gūñjat madhuras relī
  2. to echo, repeat strongly
  3. to roar, bellow
    नारा गूंजनाnārā gūñjnāto roar slogans

Conjugation

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