घोष

घोष

See also: घृष्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घोष (ghoṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoːʂ/, [ɡʱoːʃ]

Noun

घोष • (ghoṣ) m (Urdu spelling گھوش‎)

1. sound; noise
2. voice
3. (linguistics) voiced sound
4. station of herdsmen

Declension

Declension of घोष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घोष ghoṣ	घोष ghoṣ
oblique	घोष ghoṣ	घोषों ghoṣõ
vocative	घोष ghoṣ	घोषो ghoṣo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घोष”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘑𑘻𑘬 (ghoṣa), from Sanskrit घोष (ghoṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱoʂ/

Noun

घोष • (ghoṣ) m

1. deep, continuous, loud sound

Declension

Declension of घोष (ghoṣ)
direct singular	घोष ghoṣ
direct plural	घोष ghoṣ
	singular		plural
nominative	घोष ghoṣ		घोष ghoṣ
oblique	घोषा- ghoṣā-		घोषां- ghoṣāN-
dative	घोषाला ghoṣālā		घोषांना ghoṣāNnā
ergative	घोषाने ghoṣāne		घोषांनी ghoṣāNni
instrumental	घोषाशी ghoṣāśi		घोषांशी ghoṣāNśi
locative	घोषात ghoṣāt		घोषांत ghoṣāNt
vocative	घोषा ghoṣā		घोषांनो ghoṣāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of घोष
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	घोषाचा ghoṣāċā	घोषाचे ghoṣāce	घोषाची ghoṣāci	घोषाच्या ghoṣāca	घोषाचे, घोषाचं ghoṣāce, ghoṣāċa	घोषाची ghoṣāci	घोषाच्या ghoṣāca
plural subject	घोषांचा ghoṣāNċā	घोषांचे ghoṣāNce	घोषांची ghoṣāNci	घोषांच्या ghoṣāNca	घोषांचे, घोषांचं ghoṣāNce, ghoṣāNċa	घोषांची ghoṣāNci	घोषांच्या ghoṣāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “घोष”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “घोष”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “घोष”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “घोष”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

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Old Marathi

Noun

घोष (ghoṣa) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘑𑘻𑘬 (ghoṣa)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰáwṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáwšas (compare Persian گوش‎ (gôš)), from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰéw-sos, from *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰew-.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ́w.ʂɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱoː.ʂɐ/

Noun

घोष • (ghóṣa) m

1. noise, sound
2. cry, holler, yell
3. station of herdsmen
4. (in the plural) herdsmen

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घोष (ghóṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घोषः ghóṣaḥ	घोषौ ghóṣau	घोषाः / घोषासः¹ ghóṣāḥ / ghóṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	घोष ghóṣa	घोषौ ghóṣau	घोषाः / घोषासः¹ ghóṣāḥ / ghóṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घोषम् ghóṣam	घोषौ ghóṣau	घोषान् ghóṣān
Instrumental	घोषेण ghóṣeṇa	घोषाभ्याम् ghóṣābhyām	घोषैः / घोषेभिः¹ ghóṣaiḥ / ghóṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	घोषाय ghóṣāya	घोषाभ्याम् ghóṣābhyām	घोषेभ्यः ghóṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	घोषात् ghóṣāt	घोषाभ्याम् ghóṣābhyām	घोषेभ्यः ghóṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	घोषस्य ghóṣasya	घोषयोः ghóṣayoḥ	घोषाणाम् ghóṣāṇām
Locative	घोषे ghóṣe	घोषयोः ghóṣayoḥ	घोषेषु ghóṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• घोषक (ghoṣaka)
• घोषण (ghoṣaṇa)
• घोषणा (ghoṣaṇā)

Related terms

• घोषति (ghoṣati)

Descendants

• Helu:
  • Sinhalese: ගොස (gosa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀖𑁄𑀲 (ghosa)
  • Old Marathi: घोसा (ghosā)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Sindhi: گۇهو‎ (gūho)
  • Punjabi: ਘੋ (gho)
• Pali: ghosa
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀖𑁄𑀲 (ghosa)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: घोस (ghos)

    Urdu: گهوس‎ (ghos)

• → Assamese: ঘোষ (ghüx) (learned)
• → Bengali: ঘোষ (ghoṣ) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: घोष (ghoṣ)

  Urdu: گھوش‎ (ghoṣ)

• → Malayalam: ഘോഷം (ghōṣaṃ) (learned)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘑𑘻𑘬 (ghoṣa) (learned)
  • Marathi: घोष (ghoṣ)
• → Oriya: ଘୋଷ (ghoṣô) (learned)
• → Tamil: கோஷம் (kōṣam), கோடம் (kōṭam)
• → Telugu: ఘోష (ghōṣa) (learned)

References

1. Benjamin W. Fortson IV (2010), “Indo-Iranian I: Indic”, in Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd edition, page 203

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghṓṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press