घूँघट

Hindi

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit *घुम्बपट्ट (ghumbapaṭṭa). Compare Nepali घूघटो (ghūghaṭo).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱuːŋ.ɡʱəʈ/, [ɡʱũːŋ.ɡʱɐʈ]

Noun

घूँघट • (ghūṅghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling گهونگهٹ)

  1. veil (covering drawn over the face)
    भारत में बहुत सी औरतें घूँघट करती हैं।
    bhārat mẽ bahut sī aurtẽ ghūṅghaṭ kartī ha͠i.
    Many women in India wear veils.
    उसने मुँह पर से घूँघट उठाया।
    usne mũh par se ghūṅghaṭ uṭhāyā.
    She lifted the veil off her face.
  2. (rare) prepuce, foreskin

Declension
Declension of घूँघट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घूँघट
ghūṅghaṭ		 घूँघट
ghūṅghaṭ
oblique घूँघट
ghūṅghaṭ		 घूँघटों
ghūṅghaṭõ
vocative घूँघट
ghūṅghaṭ		 घूँघटो
ghūṅghaṭo

References
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