গয়না

Bengali

Alternative forms

• গহনা (gohona)

Etymology

H-dropped form of গহনা (gohona), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀡𑀓 (gahaṇaka), from 𑀕𑀳𑀡 (gahaṇa, “ornament”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa, “taking; putting on”), with semantic shift. Cognate with Assamese গহনা (gohona), Odia ଗହଣା (gahaṇā), Hindi गहना (gahnā), Punjabi ਗਹਿਣਾ (gahiṇā). Doublet of গ্রহণ (grohon), গীর (gir), and গ্রেফতার (grephtar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡɔe̯na/, [ɡɔe̯naˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡɔe̯na/, [ɡɔe̯naˑ]

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Noun

গয়না • (goẏna)

1. jewellery, ornament

Derived terms

• গয়নাগাটি (goẏnagaṭi)
• গয়নাপত্র (goẏnapotro)