घाटा

Hindi

Etymology

From a derivative of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ghaṭṭati, “to decrease”), whence घटना (ghaṭnā). Compare Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati, “to speak ill of, slander”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈɑː/, [ɡʱäː.ʈäː]

Noun

घाटा • (ghāṭā) m

1. decrease, decline
2. (finance) loss; deficit

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घाटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 286