भौंकना

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit [script needed] (bhukkaï, barks), from Sanskrit बुक्कति (bukkati, to bark, woof, yelp). Cognate to Marathi भुंकणे (bhuṅkṇe), Assamese ভুকা (bhuka).

Verb

भौंकना • (bha͠uknā)

  1. to bark

Conjugation

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “búkkati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press