Hindi: रांधना

[amiramir]

Hello,


I was listening to a Gujarati video, and I didn't understand the word raandhvuN (to cook).


Out of interest, I looked up 'to cook' in a Hindi dictionary was surprised to find रांधना. I have never heard of it. Is it very common? I always hear khaanaa banaanaa and pakaanaa, and that's it. Is it used in particular contexts, or is it just an everyday word that has somehow escaped me?

Thanks.

 

[littlepond]

Quite common, and an everyday word, but usage has been reducing in urban areas. Many Gujarati words are also in Hindi but getting obsolete.

I would say "raandhnaa" is not used if someone were to make a "pakvaan," otherwise pretty much interchangeable with "pakaanaa."

 

[marrish]

^ I believe I wasn't familiar with raanNdhnaa itself but riiNdhnaa instead (U).

 

[Qureshpor]

A connected word in Punjabi is "rinNRaa" (to cook). Usually rinNRaa-pakaaNRaa are used together.

Both raaNdhnaa and riiNdhnaa (to cook/to boil/to prepare food) are attested in Urdu.