ઢાંકણું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀁𑀓𑀡 (ḍhaṃkaṇa). Cognate with Hindustani ڈهکني / ढकनी (ḍhaknī) and Odia ଢାଙ୍କୁଣି (ḍhāṅkuṇi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɖʱɑ̃k.ɳũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ઢાંક‧ણું

Noun

ઢાંકણું • (ḍhā̃kṇũ) n

1. lid, cover, top, cap

   Synonyms: આવરણ (āvaraṇ), પટલ (paṭal), આચ્છાદન (ācchādan)

Declension

Declension of ઢાંકણું
	Singular	Plural
nominative	ઢાંકણું (ḍhā̃kṇũ)	ઢાંકણાં (ḍhā̃kṇā̃), ઢાંકણાંઓ (ḍhā̃kṇā̃o)
oblique	ઢાંકણા (ḍhā̃kṇā)	ઢાંકણાંઓ (ḍhā̃kṇā̃o)
vocative	ઢાંકણા (ḍhā̃kṇā)	ઢાંકણાંઓ (ḍhā̃kṇā̃o)
instrumental	ઢાંકણે (ḍhā̃kṇe)	ઢાંકણાંએ (ḍhā̃kṇā̃e)
locative	ઢાંકણે (ḍhā̃kṇe)	ઢાંકણે (ḍhā̃kṇe)

Related terms

• ઢાંકવું (ḍhā̃kvũ)
• ઢાકવું (ḍhākvũ)

 

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍhakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 315