ଘାଟ

Odia

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa). Cognate to Bengali ঘাট (ghaṭ) and Hindi घाट (ghāṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱaʈɔ/

Noun

ଘାଟ (ghāṭa)

1. (anatomy) neck
2. a pitcher
3. a port
4. bathing ghat
5. mountain pass
6. castle gate; town gate
7. tollgate
8. mountain
9. defect; stain
10. impassable place
11. misfortune
12. crisis
13. bridge (of a stringed musical instrument)

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଘାଟ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya‎^[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 15