घात

See also: घृत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑːt̪/, [ɡʱäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Noun

घात • (ghāt) m

1. blow, attack, hit

   Synonym: प्रहार (prahār)

2. bruise, injury

   Synonym: चोट (coṭ)

3. killing, slaying, murder

   Synonyms: वध (vadh), हत्या (hatyā)

4. (mathematics) power

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

घात • (ghāt) m

1. opportunity, chance

   Synonyms: अवसर (avsar), मौक़ा (mauqā)

References

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

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Sanskrit

Noun

घात • (ghāta) stem, m

1. a blow, bruise.
2. slaying, killing.
3. injuring, hurting, devastation, destruction.

Derived terms

• घातक (ghātaka)
• घातिन् (ghātin)
• घातुक (ghātuka)

Descendants

• Thai: ฆาต (kâat)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घात”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 377.