गाना gānā

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Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · v.

Earlier definition

Definition

To sing, to chant.
A song.

Usual translation

  1. sing

Origin of the definition

गाना gānā gā:nā: (v) to sing, to chant; (nm) a song; —बजाना singing and playing of musical instruments; celebration, festivity.

H گانا गाना gānā [gā˚ = Prk. गा(इ) or गाअ(इ) = S. गाय(ति), rt. गै], v.t. and n. To sing, chant, to celebrate; to sing the praises of, to laud; — to relate, describe; — s.m. Singing, &c.: — gānā ānā (-ko), To have acquired the faculty of singing, to be able (or to know how) to sing: — gānā-bajānā, s.m. Singing and playing; song and music.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

4980 occurrences

In 1698 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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In 526 on 1112 murlis

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Mamma

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In 56 on 122 murlis

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Thursday 24 December 2020
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