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गींजना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁆 (*gijj), with further etymology unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡiːnd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [ɡĩːnd͡ʒ.näː]

Verb

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गींजना (gīñjnā) (transitive)

  1. to rub, mash, soil or crumple soft things (as a cloth or flower)
  2. to dirty or behave dirtily through smearing, crumbling or clumsy etiquette etc. (as while eating or making food)
    मैं खाना गींज के खाता हूँma͠i khānā gīñj ke khātā hū̃(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gijj-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press