रोना rōnā

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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 weep, to cry, to bewail, to lament.

Usual translation

  1. cry

Origin of the definition

रोना rōnā ronā: (v) to weep, to cry: to bewail, to lament; (nm) weeping, crying; bewailing, lamenting; tale of woe (as अपना रोना ले बैठना); -, फूट-फूटकर to weep bitterly, to bewail; रोते गये मरे की ख़बर लाये he that asks faintly begets a denial; —आना to feel like crying; -गाना to express sorrow or joy; to weep and wail; sorrows and joys; धोना/पीटना to weep and wail; weeping and wailing; to lament/lamenting; रोनी सूरत gloomy/sad countenance, sombre appearance/face; ॰बनाना to pull/wear/draw a long face; रोने वाला न रहना, कोई to have none to mourn one's end.

H رونا रोना ronā [ro˚ = Prk. रुव(इ), or रुअ(इ), or रोव(इ), or रोअ(इ) = S. रोदि(ति), or (Vedic) रुदि(ति), rt. रुद्], v.n. To cry, weep, wail, lament, complain; to be displeased, be sad or melancholy; — s.m. Weeping, wailing, lamentation, grief, distress; — adj. (f. -ī), Crying; addicted to crying; sad, rueful, melancholy: — ro-baiṭhnā, v.n. To be disappointed (of, -se); to have done with weeping; to be or become resigned (to): — ro-denā, v.n. (intens.), To burst into tears, to weep, cry; to be displeased, be filled with indignation: — ronā-dhonā, v.n. To weep copiously, be bathed in tears; — s.m. Weeping and wailing: — ronī-ṣūrat, s.f. A crying face, a rueful or sad countenance; — adj. Having a rueful or dejected countenance, of a sad countenance.

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Mamma

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Friday 9 April 2021