Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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

Intransitive form of घोलना (gholnā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱʊl.nɑː/, [ɡʱʊl.näː]

Verb edit

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 मरनाghul-ghulkara marnāto die wretchedly (as after long illness)
  4. to be mixed [+में with], be intimate
    घुल-घुलकर बात करना
    ghul-ghulkara 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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