Fritter away in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “fritter away” in Hindi is गँवाना, pronounced gaNavana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
spend frivolously and unwisely
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Old Hindi गमाना (gamānā)
Hindi गँवाना
Inherited from Old Hindi गमाना (gamānā), गमांना (gamāṃnā), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀇 (gamāvaï), a causative verb from 𑀕𑀫𑁂𑀇 (gamei, “to go away”) (whence Old Hindi गमना (gamanā), गंमना (gaṃmanā, “to go away, be lost”)), from Sanskrit ग॒मय॑ति (gamáyati, “to cause to go”).
Cognate with Punjabi ਗੁਆਉਣਾ (guāuṇā) / گُوآؤنا (gūā'onā), Gujarati ગુમાવવું (gumāvvũ), Marathi गमावणे (gamāvṇe).
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Old Hindi गमाना (gamānā)
Hindi गँवाना
Inherited from Old Hindi गमाना (gamānā), गमांना (gamāṃnā), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀇 (gamāvaï), a causative verb from 𑀕𑀫𑁂𑀇 (gamei, “to go away”) (whence Old Hindi गमना (gamanā), गंमना (gaṃmanā, “to go away, be lost”)), from Sanskrit ग॒मय॑ति (gamáyati, “to cause to go”).
Cognate with Punjabi ਗੁਆਉਣਾ (guāuṇā) / گُوآؤنا (gūā'onā), Gujarati ગુમાવવું (gumāvvũ), Marathi गमावणे (gamāvṇe).
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