धोना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
धुलना (dhulnā)
धोना (dhonā)
धुलवाना (dhulvānā)

From Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati). Cognate with Marathi धुणे (dhuṇe), Nepali धुनु (dhunu), Bengali ধোয়া (dhōẇa), Assamese ধোৱা (dhüa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱoː.nɑː/, [d̪ʱoː.näː]
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Verb

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धोना (dhonā) (Urdu spelling دھونا)

  1. to wash
  2. to cleanse
  3. (Bombay Hindi, slang) to beat up, thrash
    पब्लिक ने आरोपी को पुलिस के समाने ही जमकर धोया! मासूम बच्ची से दुष्कर्म का किया था प्रयास
    pablik ne āropī ko pulis ke samāne hī jamkar dhoyā! māsūm baccī se duṣkarm kā kiyā thā prayās
    The public thrashed the accused right in front of the police! An attempt was made to rape an innocent girl.

Conjugation

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