टोना

See also: टिन and टन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑁄𑀦- (*ṭona-). Compare Bengali টোনা (ṭōna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈoː.nɑː/, [ʈoː.näː]

Noun

टोना • (ṭonā) m (Urdu spelling ٹونا)

1. 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