घूंट

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱũːʈ/

Noun

घूंट • (ghū̃ṭ) m (Urdu spelling گھونٹ‎)

  1. sip, gulp (of a liquid)
    घूंट-घूंट करके बच्चे ने दूध पिया।
    ghū̃ṭ-ghū̃ṭ 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 ghū̃ṭ 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
ghū̃ṭ		 घूंट
ghū̃ṭ
oblique घूंट
ghū̃ṭ		 घूंटों
ghū̃ṭõ
vocative घूंट
ghū̃ṭ		 घूंटो
ghū̃ṭo
  • घूंटना (ghū̃ṭnā, “to gulp”)
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