Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
घुमना (ghumnā)
घूमना (ghūmnā)
घुमाना (ghumānā)
घुमवाना (ghumvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀢𑀺 (*ghummati), phonetically replacing or possibly related to Sanskrit घूर्णति (ghūrṇati, move to and fro). Compare Braj घूमन (ghūman), Maithili घुमब (ghumab) / 𑒒𑒳𑒧𑒥 (ghumaba), Nepali घुम्नु (ghumnu), Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣਾ (ghummṇā) / گُھمݨا (ghumṇā), Marwari घुमणौ (ghumṇau), घूमणौ (ghūmṇau), Sindhi گهُمَڻُ / घुमणु, Gujarati ઘૂમવું (ghūmvũ), Marathi घुमणे (ghumṇe), Odia ଘୁମିବା (ghumibā).

Verb

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घूमना (ghūmnā) (Urdu spelling گُھومْنا)

  1. (intransitive) to stroll, wander
  2. (intransitive) to rotate, spin
  3. (intransitive) to be dizzy

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