डाँट

Hindi

Etymology

From डाँटना (ḍā̃ṭnā, “to scold”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑ̃ːʈ/, [ɖä̃ːʈ]

Noun

डाँट • (ḍā̃ṭ) f

1. scolding, reprimand

   डाँट खाना ― ḍā̃ṭ khānā ― to get scolded (literally, “to eat a scolding”)

   डाँट देना ― ḍā̃ṭ denā ― to scold (literally, “to give a scolding”)

2. restraining, holding back

Declension

Declension of डाँट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डाँट ḍā̃ṭ	डाँटें ḍā̃ṭẽ
oblique	डाँट ḍā̃ṭ	डाँटों ḍā̃ṭõ
vocative	डाँट ḍā̃ṭ	डाँटो ḍā̃ṭo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाँट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press