Gauntlet in Hindi — Meaning of लोहे का दस्ताना (lohe ka dastana)

📖 Meaning of “gauntlet”

The meaning of “gauntlet” in Hindi is लोहे का दस्ताना, pronounced lohe ka dastana — it is a noun. 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.

📘 Definition of gauntlet

a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

🟢 Similar words for gauntlet

gantlet metal glove

✍️ Gauntlet in a sentence

In ancient times soldiers wore gauntlets in the battle field.

उसने युद्ध में प्रवेश करने से पहले अपना लोहे का दस्ताना निकाला।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Middle English gauntelett, gantlett, a borrowing from Old French gantelet (“gauntlet worn by a knight in armor, a token of one's personality or person, and symbolizing a challenge”), diminutive of gant (“glove”), a borrowing from Frankish *want (“glove; mitten”) and reinforced by Medieval Latin wantus (“glove”) itself borrowed from the former, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove; mitten”). Cognate with Dutch want (“mitten; shroud”), German Low German Want (“shroud”), Danish vante (“mitten”), Swedish vante (“glove; mitten”), Faroese vøttur (“glove; mitten”).

Quick facts about “gauntlet”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Gauntlet

Meaning in Hindi

लोहे का दस्ताना

Pronunciation

lohe ka dastana

Part of speech

Noun

Similar words

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Category

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Word Origin (Etymology)

From Middle English gauntelett, gantlett, a borrowing from Old French gantelet (“gauntlet worn by a knight in armor, a token of one's personality or person, and symbolizing a challenge”), diminutive of gant (“glove”), a borrowing from Frankish *want (“glove; mitten”) and reinforced by Medieval Latin wantus (“glove”) itself borrowed from the former, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove; mitten”). Cognate with Dutch want (“mitten; shroud”), German Low German Want (“shroud”), Danish vante (“mitten”), Swedish vante (“glove; mitten”), Faroese vøttur (“glove; mitten”).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "gauntlet" is लोहे का दस्ताना (lohe ka dastana).

In Devanagari script it is written as लोहे का दस्ताना.

It is pronounced "lohe ka dastana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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