धुन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited 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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʊn/, [d̪ʱʊ̃n]

Noun

धुन • (dhun) f (Urdu spelling دھن)

1. melody, tune, modulation (of music)
2. (Indian classical music) dhun

   मालश्री धुन ― mālaśrī dhun

   पहाड़ी धुन ― pahāṛī dhun

Declension

Declension of धुन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धुन dhun	धुनें dhunẽ
oblique	धुन dhun	धुनों dhunõ
vocative	धुन dhun	धुनो dhuno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धुन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press