घणा

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Marwari

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati घणउं (ghaṇaũ), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀡 (ghaṇa), from Sanskrit घन (ghaná).[1] Cognate with Gujarati ઘણું (ghaṇũ) and Mewari घणो (ghaṇo).

Adjective

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घणा (ghaṇā)

  1. many, a lot, a few, a great deal

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238

Further reading

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  • घणा”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
  • घणा”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2024
  • Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “घणा”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].