Whirling in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “whirling” in Hindi is घूमना, pronounced ghumana — 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.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
Hindi verb set
घुमना (ghumnā)
घूमना (ghūmnā)
घुमाना (ghumānā)
घुमवाना (ghumvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰarH-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *-más
Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥Hmásdenom.?
Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï)
Hindi घूमना
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï), possibly denominal verb from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥Hmás, from *gʰarH- + *-más.
Cognates
Compare Braj घूमन (ghūman), Maithili घुमब (ghumab) / 𑒒𑒳𑒧𑒥 (ghumaba), Nepali घुम्नु (ghumnu), Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣਾ (ghummṇā) / گُھمݨا (ghumṇā), Marwari घुमणौ (ghumṇau), घूमणौ (ghūmṇau), Sindhi گهُمَڻُ (ghumaṇu) / घुमणु, Gujarati ઘૂમવું (ghūmvũ), Marathi घुमणे (ghumṇe), Odia ଘୁମିବା (ghumibā).
Quick facts about “whirling”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
घुमना (ghumnā)
घूमना (ghūmnā)
घुमाना (ghumānā)
घुमवाना (ghumvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰarH-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *-más
Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥Hmásdenom.?
Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï)
Hindi घूमना
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï), possibly denominal verb from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥Hmás, from *gʰarH- + *-más.
Cognates
Compare Braj घूमन (ghūman), Maithili घुमब (ghumab) / 𑒒𑒳𑒧𑒥 (ghumaba), Nepali घुम्नु (ghumnu), Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣਾ (ghummṇā) / گُھمݨا (ghumṇā), Marwari घुमणौ (ghumṇau), घूमणौ (ghūmṇau), Sindhi گهُمَڻُ (ghumaṇu) / घुमणु, Gujarati ઘૂમવું (ghūmvũ), Marathi घुमणे (ghumṇe), Odia ଘୁମିବା (ghumibā).
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