𑘑𑘨
Old Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from Sanskrit 𑘐𑘵𑘮 (gṛhá). Cognate with Old Gujarati घर (ghara), Old Hindi घर (ghara), Old Punjabi ਘਰੁ (gharu), Old Bengali ঘর (ghara).
Adjective
𑘑𑘨 (ghara) (Devanagari घर)
- square
Noun
𑘑𑘨 (ghara) n (Devanagari घर)
- house, dwelling, abode
Derived terms
- 𑘑𑘨 𑘨𑘲𑘐𑘜𑘹 (ghara rīgaṇe), 𑘑𑘨 𑘨𑘲𑘑𑘜𑘹 (ghara rīghaṇe, “to push oneself into (someone's) house”)
Descendants
- Marathi: घर (ghar)
Further reading
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “ghara”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239.