Wash in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “wash” in Hindi is धोना, pronounced nahana — 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.
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Hindi verb set
धुलना (dhulnā)
धोना (dhonā)
धुलाना (dhulānā)
धुलवाना (dhulvānā)
With older धोवना (dhovnā), inherited from Prakrit धोअइ (dhoaï), धोवइ (dhovaï), from Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati, “runs, flows, washes”) with influence from the Prakrit past participle धोअ (dhoa, “washed”) < Sanskrit धौत (dhautá). Cognate with Marathi धुणे (dhuṇe), Nepali धुनु (dhunu), Bengali ধোয়া (dhōẇa), Assamese ধোৱা (dhüa). Doublet of धाना (dhānā) and धावना (dhāvnā, “to run”), both now obsolete.
Quick facts about “wash”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
धुलना (dhulnā)
धोना (dhonā)
धुलाना (dhulānā)
धुलवाना (dhulvānā)
With older धोवना (dhovnā), inherited from Prakrit धोअइ (dhoaï), धोवइ (dhovaï), from Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati, “runs, flows, washes”) with influence from the Prakrit past participle धोअ (dhoa, “washed”) < Sanskrit धौत (dhautá). Cognate with Marathi धुणे (dhuṇe), Nepali धुनु (dhunu), Bengali ধোয়া (dhōẇa), Assamese ধোৱা (dhüa). Doublet of धाना (dhānā) and धावना (dhāvnā, “to run”), both now obsolete.
Related Words
Explore more words like this one.