घूंट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (ghuṭṭ-), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Punjabi ਘੁੱਟ (ghuṭṭa, “sip, gulp”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱuːɳʈ/, [ɡʱũːɳʈ]

Noun

घूंट • (ghūṇṭ) m (Urdu spelling گھونٹ)

  1. 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.

Declension
Declension of घूंट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घूंट
ghūṇṭ		 घूंट
ghūṇṭ
oblique घूंट
ghūṇṭ		 घूंटों
ghūṇṭõ
vocative घूंट
ghūṇṭ		 घूंटो
ghūṇṭo
  • घूंटना (ghūṇṭnā, “to gulp”)
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