गरजना

See also: गर्जन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • गर्जना (garjanā)

Etymology

Adapted from Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati).[1] Doublet of गाजना (gājnā). Compare Maithili गरजब (garᵊjab) / 𑒑𑒩𑒖𑒥 (garajaba), Punjabi ਗਰਜਣਾ (garjaṇā) / گَرجݨا (garjṇā), Gujarati ગરજવું (garajvũ), Marathi गरजणे (garajṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ.nɑː/, [ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ.n̪äː]

Verb

गरजना (garajnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گَرَجْنَا)

  1. to thunder
  2. to roar, bellow, howl
    कुत्ते गरजते नहीं हैं, वे भौंकते हैं।
    kutte garajte nahī̃ ha͠i, ve bhauṅkte ha͠i.
    Dogs don't roar, they bark.
    Synonym: दहाड़ (dahāṛ)

Conjugation

References

  1. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), गरजना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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