गमछा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali গামছা (gamôcha), from Sanskrit अङ्गोञ्छ (aṅgoñcha). Doublet of अंगोछा (aṅgochā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəm.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [ɡə̃m.t͡ʃʰäː]
Noun
गमछा • (gamchā) m (Urdu spelling گمچھا)
- towel
- Synonyms: अंगोछा (aṅgochā), तौलिया (tauliyā)
Declension
Declension of गमछा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गमछा gamchā | गमछे gamche |
| oblique | गमछे gamche | गमछों gamchõ |
| vocative | गमछे gamche | गमछो gamcho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गमछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960), “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, volume 20, issue 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62