घिसना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
घिसना (ghisnā)
घिसाना (ghisānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀲𑀤𑀺 (ghasadi) or *𑀖𑀺𑀲𑀤𑀺 (*ghisadi), from Sanskrit *धृषति (dhṛṣati, “rubs”) or धृष्यते (dhṛṣyate, “is rubbed”) (compare घर्षति (gharṣati, “rubs”)), from the root घृष् (ghṛṣ), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰers- (“to rub, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɪs.nɑː/, [ɡʱɪs.näː]

Verb

घिसना • (ghisnā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling گھسنا)

  1. (intransitive) to be rubbed, worn, scoured (clean)
  2. (transitive) to rub, grind, scour
  3. to groom (a horse)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • घिस जाना (ghis jānā, “to wear out”)
  • घिस-पिस (ghis-pis, “wear and tear”)
  • घिसन (ghisan, “rubbing”)
  • घिसनी (ghisnī, “rubbing”)
  • घिसा-पिटा (ghisā-piṭā, “worn out”)
  • घिसाव (ghisāv, “friction, attrition”)
  • घिस्सा (ghissā, “rubbing, abrasion”)

References

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