घिनौना

Hindi

Alternative forms

घिनाना (ghinānā)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit घृणा (ghṛṇā), with an unclear suffix that is possibly related to वर्ण (varṇ) . See more at घिन (ghin). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɪ.nɔː.nɑː/, [ɡʱɪ.nɔː.näː]

Adjective

घिनौना • (ghinaunā) (Urdu spelling گھنونا)

disgusting, loathsome, obnoxious, very ugly

Declension

Declension of घिनौना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	घिनौना ghinaunā	घिनौने ghinaune	घिनौनी ghinaunī	घिनौनी ghinaunī
oblique	घिनौने ghinaune	घिनौने ghinaune	घिनौनी ghinaunī	घिनौनी ghinaunī
vocative	घिनौने ghinaune	घिनौने ghinaune	घिनौनी ghinaunī	घिनौनी ghinaunī

Derived terms

घिनौनापन (ghinaunāpan)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घिनौना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “گهنونا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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