धुन
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀼𑀡𑀺 (dhuṇi), from Sanskrit धुनि (dhúni, “sounding, noisy”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰún-is, from *dʰwen- (“to make noise”). Distant cognate with English din.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editधुन • (dhun) f (Urdu spelling دھن)
- melody, tune, modulation (of music)
- (Indian classical music) dhun
- मालश्री धुन ― mālaśrī dhun
- पहाड़ी धुन ― pahāṛī dhun
Declension
editDeclension of धुन (fem cons-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धुन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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