गमछा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গামছা (gamocha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəm.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [ɡɐ̃m.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

गमछा • (gamchām (Urdu spelling گمچھا)

  1. 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

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ગમછા (gamchā)

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[1], volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62