Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
घुलना (ghulnā)
घोलना (gholnā)
घुलवाना (ghulvānā)

Intransitive form of घोलना (gholnā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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घुलना (ghulnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گھُلْناَ)

  1. to melt, soften, mellow, ripen
  2. to be dissolved, waste (of the body)
  3. to become lean, suffer
    घुल-घुलकर मरना
    ghul-ghulkar marnā
    to die wretchedly (as after long illness)
  4. to be mixed [with में (mẽ) ‘with’], be intimate
    घुल-घुलकर बात करना
    ghul-ghulkar bāt karnā
    to speak intimately, or amorously
    मैं उससे घुल-मिलकर रहता हूँ
    ma͠i usse ghul-milkar rahtā hū̃
    I am on very intimate terms with him

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