घाटी

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine of घाट (ghāṭ), घाटा (ghāṭā); see there for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈiː/, [ɡʱäː.ʈiː]

Noun[edit]

घाटी (ghāṭīf (Urdu spelling گھاٹی)

  1. valley, basin

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घाटी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Konkani[edit]

Noun[edit]

घाटी (ghāṭī) (Latin script ghatti, Kannada script ಘಾಟಿ)

  1. (derogatory) a non-Goan, a non-Konkani speaker, a person from Karnataka, an immigrant laborer
  2. of or related to the Western Ghats

Usage notes[edit]

The word originally referred to the immigrant laborers from the Western Ghat region in Karnataka; over time, it came to mean any person in Goa of non-Goan origin. Its usage is considered to be offensive.