गुत्थी
Hindi
Etymology
From गूँथना (gū̃thnā, “to intertwine, to entangle”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊt̪.t̪ʰiː/, [ɡʊt̪̚.t̪ʰiː]
Noun
गुत्थी • (gutthī) f
- puzzle, mystery, riddle
- tangle, knot
- (figuratively) complication, difficulty
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुत्थी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1303
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुत्थी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 269
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “गुत्थी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 179
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गुत्थी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 155.