घूंट
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (ghuṭṭ-), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Punjabi ਘੁੱਟ (ghuṭṭa, “sip, gulp”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]घूंट • (ghūṇṭ) m (Urdu spelling گھونٹ)
- sip, gulp (of a liquid)
- घूंट-घूंट करके बच्चे ने दूध पिया।
- ghūṇṭ-ghūṇṭ karke bacce ne dūdh piyā.
- The child gulped down the milk.
- Mirza Ghalib :
- मुल्ला! गर असर हैं दुआ में तो मस्जीद हिला के दिखा
गर नहीं तो दो घूंट पी और मस्जीद को हिलता देख- mullā! gar asar ha͠i duā mẽ to masjīd hilā ke dikhā
gar nahī̃ to do ghūṇṭ pī aur masjīd ko hiltā dekh - Mullah! If your prayers are potent, let's see you move the mosque.
If not, take a couple of swigs and watch the mosque sway on its own.
- mullā! gar asar ha͠i duā mẽ to masjīd hilā ke dikhā
- मुल्ला! गर असर हैं दुआ में तो मस्जीद हिला के दिखा
Declension
[edit]Declension of घूंट (masc cons-stem)
Related terms
[edit]- घूंटना (ghūṇṭnā, “to gulp”)
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