بھونکنا
bhoonkna
The English verb "bark" is translated into Urdu as بھونکنا (bhoonkna).
The term is used specifically to describe the action of a dog making a loud noise.
Meaning: to make a loud noise (dogs) (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes based on the gender and tense of the subject. For the third-person masculine singular in the present tense, use بھونکتا ہے (e.g., "the dog barks"). For the third-person feminine singular in the present tense, use بھونکتی ہے (e.g., "the dog barks"). To express the past tense for a masculine singular subject, use بھونکا (e.g., "the dog barked"). To express the present continuous for a masculine singular subject, use بھونک رہا ہے (e.g., "the dog is barking").
How do you pronounce it?
bhoonkna
Did you know?
- In colloquial Urdu, describing a person's shouting as بھونکنا is considered extremely offensive because it strips the person of their humanity by equating them to a dog.
- The Urdu word بھونکنا is descended from the Proto-Indo-Aryan word *bʰawnkati.
- While English uses 'bark' to describe both a dog's sound and the skin of a tree, Urdu uses completely different words for these two concepts, preventing any linguistic ambiguity.
Examples in context
- جب ہمارا کتا خواب سے جاگتا ہے تو وہ بھونکتا ہے۔When our dog wakes up from sleep, it barks.
- وہ کتا بلاوجہ بھونکنا بند نہیں کرتا۔Woh kutta bilawajah bhonkna band nahi karta.That dog does not stop barking without reason.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are walking past a house with a loud dog.
- احمد Ahmedسارہ، دیکھو وہ کتا کیسے بھونکنا شروع کر گیا!Sarah, dekho woh kutta kaise bhonkna shuru kar gaya!Sarah, look how that dog started barking!
- سارہ Saraشاید وہ ہمیں دیکھ کر ڈر رہا ہے۔Shayad woh humein dekh kar darr raha hai.Maybe it is scared seeing us.
- احمد Ahmedیا شاید وہ ہمیں یہاں نہیں آنا چاہتا۔Ya shayad woh humein yahan nahi aana chahta.Or maybe it doesn't want us to come here.
- سارہ Saraچلو جلدی یہاں سے نکلتے ہیں۔Chalo jaldi yahan se nikalte hain.Let's get out of here quickly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بھونکنا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
