গয়না

Bengali

Alternative forms

• গহনা (gohona)

Etymology

H-dropped form of গহনা (gohona), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀡𑀓 (gahaṇaka), from 𑀕𑀳𑀡 (gahaṇa, “ornament”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa, “taking; putting on”), with semantic shift. Cognate with Assamese গহনা (gohona), Odia ଗହଣା (gôhôṇa), Hindi गहना (gahnā), Punjabi ਗਹਿਣਾ (gahiṇā). Doublet of গ্রহ (groho), গ্রহণ (grohon), গ্রাহক (grahok), গীর (gir), and গ্রেফতার (grephtar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡɔe̯na/, [ɡɔe̯naˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡɔe̯na/, [ɡɔe̯naˑ]

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Noun

গয়না • (goẏna)

1. jewellery, ornament

Derived terms

• গয়নাগাটি (goẏnagaṭi)
• গয়নাপত্র (goẏnapotro)