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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
dir. sg. ਡਰੌਣਾ (ḍarauṇā)
dir. pl. ਡਰੌਣੇ (ḍarauṇe)
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, 2024