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राँभना

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
राँभना (rāmbhnā)
रँभाना (rambhānā)

    Inherited from Sanskrit रम्भते (rambhate, bellows). Cognate with Punjabi ਰੰਭਣਾ (rambhṇā), Nepali राम्नु (rāmnu).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːmbʱ.nɑː/, [ɾä̃ːmbʱ.näː]

    Verb

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    राँभना (rāmbhnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling رانبْھنا)

    1. to bellow, low, roar (of cows)
      Synonyms: डकराना (ḍakrānā), बँबाना (bambānā)
      • 1804-1810, Lallu Lal, “मुखबंध” (chapter 1), in प्रेमसागर [premsāgar]; republished by Braj Ratna Das, editor, Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1922, page 11:
        [] जद पृथ्वी पर अति अधर्म होने लगा तद दुख पाय घबराय गाय का रूप बन राँभती देवलोक में गई और इंद्र की सभा में जा सिर झुकाय उसने अपनी सब पीर कही []
        [] jad pŕthvī par ati adharm hone lagā tad dukh pāy ghabrāy gāy kā rūp ban rāmbhtī devlok mẽ gaī aur indra kī sabhā mẽ jā sir jhukāy usne apnī sab pīr kahī []
        [] when this excessive tyranny was exercised upon the earth, she (the earth) assumed the form of a cow, and went lowing into the country of the gods—and having gone to Indra's court, bowing her head, she told all her troubles [] (adapted from W. Hollings’ translation)

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