घुँघरू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀖𑀼𑀭 (*ghuṃghura).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊŋ.ɡʱɾuː/, [ɡʱʊ̃ŋ.ɡʱɾuː]

Noun

घुँघरू • (ghuṅghrū) m (Urdu spelling گھنگرو)

1. ankle bells, anklet, used in Indian dance
2. bell

Declension

Declension of घुँघरू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घुँघरू ghuṅghrū	घुँघरू ghuṅghrū
oblique	घुँघरू ghuṅghrū	घुँघरुओं ghuṅghruõ
vocative	घुँघरू ghuṅghrū	घुँघरुओ ghuṅghruo

References

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