घाट
See also: घाटी, घट्, घंटा, घंटी, and घंटे
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝 (ghaṭṭa), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑːʈ/, [ɡʱäːʈ]
Noun
घाट • (ghāṭ) m (Urdu spelling گھاٹ)
- pier, wharf, a landing place for boats
- ford, embankment, slope leading to water
- a flight of steps leading to water
- a place along a river where clothes are washed
- mountain pass
Declension
Declension of घाट (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | घाट ghāṭ | घाट ghāṭ |
oblique | घाट ghāṭ | घाटों ghāṭõ |
vocative | घाट ghāṭ | घाटो ghāṭo |
Descendants
- → English: ghat
References
- 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.