घाई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi घाई (ghāī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.iː/, [ɡʱäː.iː]

Noun

घाई • (ghāī) f

1. (Bombay Hindi) hurry, haste

   Synonym: जल्दी (jaldī)

Declension

Declension of घाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घाई ghāī	घाइयाँ ghāiyā̃
oblique	घाई ghāī	घाइयों ghāiyõ
vocative	घाई ghāī	घाइयो ghāiyo

Marathi

Alternative forms

• घाय (ghāy)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘑𑘰𑘧 (ghāya), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀇 (ghāi), from Sanskrit घाति (ghāti), with a semantic narrowing from "a fast violent action" to "hurry".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱai/, [ɡʱaiː]
• Rhymes: -ai

Noun

घाई • (ghāī) f

1. hurry, haste

   Synonym: धांदल (dhāndal)

2. hustle

   Synonym: रेटारेटी (reṭāreṭī)

3. (obsolete) any violent commotion or action
4. (obsolete) a din

   Synonym: गोंगाट (goṅgāṭ)

Descendants

• → Hindi: घाई (ghāī)

References

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “घाई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “घाई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “घाय”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “घाइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].