घिन

See also: घाना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀡𑀸 (ghiṇā), from Sanskrit घृणा (ghṛṇā), from घृण (ghṛṇa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥nás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥nás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰr̥-nó-s, from *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Doublet of घृणा (ghŕṇā). From the same root as घर्म (gharm) and गर्म (garm).

Noun

घिन • (ghin) f (Urdu spelling گھن)

1. dislike, hatred, aversion, scorn, contempt

   इतना कूड़ा देखकर घिन आती है।

   itnā kūṛā dekhkar ghin ātī hai.

   An aversion is felt upon seeing so much rubbish.

Declension

Declension of घिन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घिन ghin	घिनें ghinẽ
oblique	घिन ghin	घिनों ghinõ
vocative	घिन ghin	घिनो ghino

Synonyms

• (in a wider sense) घृणा (ghŕṇā)

Derived terms

• घिनघिनाना (ghinghinānā)
• घिनाना (ghinānā)
• घिनौना (ghinaunā)
• घिनौनापन (ghinaunāpan)

 

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: ghin

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “घिन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “घिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “घिण”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 936