ଘାଟ

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Odia

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • 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