Punjabi

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Punjabi verb set
ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā)
ਘਟਾਉਣਾ (ghaṭāuṇā)

Etymology

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ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā, lessen (intransitive)) +‎ -ਆਉਣਾ (-āuṇā, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kə.ʈaʊ˨.ɳäː/
  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: ਘਟਾ‧ਉ‧ਣਾ

Verb

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ਘਟਾਉਣਾ (ghaṭāuṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling گھٹاؤنا)

  1. # causative of ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā, lessen)
  2. to lessen, shorten, reduce, deduct, diminish, lower
    ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਭਾਰ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ।
    tuhānū̃ āpaṇā bhār ghaṭāuṇ dī loṛ hai.
    You need to lose weight.
    (literally, “To you is a need to reduce your own weight.”)
  3. to retrench

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ਘਟਾਉਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025