घाट
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝 (ghaṭṭa), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
घाट • (ghāṭ) m (Urdu spelling گھاٹ)
- pier, wharf, a landing place for boats
- ford, embankment, slope leading to water
- mountain pass
Declension[edit]
Declension of घाट (masc cons-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: ghat
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घाट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “घाट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghaṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press