घुंडी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• घुन्डी (ghunḍī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਘੁੰਡੀ (ghuṇḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀝 (*ghuṇṭa). Compare Bengali ঘুন্টি (ghunṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊɳ.ɖiː/, [ɡʱʊ̃ɳ.ɖiː]

Noun

घुंडी • (ghuṇḍī) f

1. button
2. knob; doorknob

Declension

Declension of घुंडी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घुंडी ghuṇḍī	घुंडियाँ ghuṇḍiyā̃
oblique	घुंडी ghuṇḍī	घुंडियों ghuṇḍiyõ
vocative	घुंडी ghuṇḍī	घुंडियो ghuṇḍiyo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press