टोना

See also: टिन and टन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑁄𑀦- (*ṭona-).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈoː.nɑː/, [ʈoː.n̪äː]

Noun

टोना • (ṭonā) m (Urdu spelling ٹونا‎)

sorcery, witchcraft
Synonym: जादूगरी (jādūgrī)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “टोना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭōna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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