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ਡਰੌਣਾ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā, to be afraid) +‎ -ਆਉਣਾ (-āuṇā, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. scarecrow

Declension

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Declension of ਡਰੌਣਾ
singular plural
direct ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇā) ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)
oblique ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe) ਡਰੌਣਿਆਂ (ḍarauṇiā̃)
vocative ਡਰੌਣਿਆ (ḍarauṇiā) ਡਰੌਣਿਓ (ḍarauṇio)
ablative ਡਰੌਣਿਓਂ (ḍarauṇiõ)
locative ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)
instrumental ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)

Adjective

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ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. frightening, menacing, threatening
  2. ghastly, gruesome, dreadful, appalling
  3. uncanny, eerie, weird

Verb

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ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling ڈروݨا)

  1. causative of ਡਰਨਾ (ḍarnā, to be afraid)
  2. to terrify

Conjugation

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References

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  • ਡਰੌਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025