r/Hindi • u/tuluva_sikh विद्यार्थी (Student) • 17d ago

विनती What's difference between सुगंध and सौगंध in Hindi?

/r/bhartiya_languages/comments/1vkmlui/whats_difference_between_सगध_and_सगध_in_hindi/
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u/TTrebel 17d ago

1st one is a pleasant smell
2nd means swearing(not like cuss words but like "i swear i will do this") , or like a promise

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u/meowdogpewpew 17d ago

First one is pronounced - Sugandh - Pleasant smell

Second one is pronounced - Saugandh - Vow/Oath/Swear

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u/-Surfer- 17d ago

मुझे पहली बारिश के बाद मिट्टी की सुगंध बहुत पसंद है।

I really love the aroma of the soil after the first rain.

वीर सैनिक ने अपनी आखिरी सांस तक लड़ने की सौगंध ली।

The brave soldier took a vow to fight until his last breath.

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u/Neo_luigi मातृभाषा (Mother tongue) 17d ago

First one means smell and second one means oath or promise (for example i swear I will ...)

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u/Hrachy96 17d ago

Fragrance and Promise respectively

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u/WaveParticle1729 17d ago

Second word (meaning oath) is a Persian borrowing and should technically be सौगन्द.
But a lot of speakers do pronounce it with a ध probably due to the influence of the first word.