سونگھنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀖𑀤𑀺 (siṃghadi), 𑀲𑀼𑀁𑀖𑀤𑀺 (suṃghadi), from Sanskrit *शृङ्खति (śṛṅkhati, “to smell”), from the root *शृङ्ख् (śṛṅkh). Compare Sanskrit शिङ्घति (śiṅghati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /suːŋɡʱ.nɑː/

Verb

سونگھنا • (sūṅghnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling सूँघना)

1. to smell
2. to inhale, breathe in

References

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