ڈھونا

See also: دھونا

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ڈھوݨا (ḍhoṇā)
ڈھوَاݨا (ḍhoāṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑁄𑀇𑀬 (ḍhoiya), from Sanskrit ढौकयति (ḍhaukayati).

Pronunciation

Verb

ڈھوݨا • (ḍhoṇā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਢੋਣਾ)

  1. to close, shut (ie. a door)
  2. to transport, carry; convey

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈھوون”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ڈھونا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhaukayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Verb

ڈھونا • (dhonā) (Hindi spelling ढोना)

  1. to carry
  2. with پر (par) to convey