Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic دَفْن (dafn).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.fən/, [d̪ɐ.fɐ̃n], /d̪ə.pʰən/, [d̪ɐ.pʰɐ̃n], /d̪əfn/, [d̪ɐfn], /d̪əpʰn/, [d̪ɐpʰn]

Noun edit

दफ़न (dafan or dafnm (Urdu spelling دفن)

  1. burial, burying
    कुत्ते ने हड्डी को दफ़न कर दी।
    kutte ne haḍḍī ko dafan kar dī.
    The dog buried the bone.
  2. covering

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