घट

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəʈ/, [ɡʱɐʈ]

Verb

घट • (ghaṭ)

inflection of घटना (ghaṭnā):
1. stem
2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Konkani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡʱəʈ]

Adjective

घट • (ghaṭ) (Latin script ghott, Kannada script ಘಟ್)

(not inflected) hard, tough, tight

Sanskrit

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare also कर्करी (karkarī, “pot”), गडु (gaḍu, “pot”), गड्डुक (gaḍḍuka).

Possibly from Munda or Dravidian, for which compare Tamil குடம் (kuṭam), Kannada ಕೋಡ (kōḍa, “jug”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ.ʈɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ.ʈɐ/
Hyphenation: घ‧ट

Noun

घट • (ghaṭa) stem, m (feminine घटी)

a jar, pitcher, jug, large earthen water-jar, watering-pot

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घट
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घटः (ghaṭaḥ)	घटौ (ghaṭau) घटा¹ (ghaṭā¹)	घटाः (ghaṭāḥ) घटासः¹ (ghaṭāsaḥ¹)
accusative	घटम् (ghaṭam)	घटौ (ghaṭau) घटा¹ (ghaṭā¹)	घटान् (ghaṭān)
instrumental	घटेन (ghaṭena)	घटाभ्याम् (ghaṭābhyām)	घटैः (ghaṭaiḥ) घटेभिः¹ (ghaṭebhiḥ¹)
dative	घटाय (ghaṭāya)	घटाभ्याम् (ghaṭābhyām)	घटेभ्यः (ghaṭebhyaḥ)
ablative	घटात् (ghaṭāt)	घटाभ्याम् (ghaṭābhyām)	घटेभ्यः (ghaṭebhyaḥ)
genitive	घटस्य (ghaṭasya)	घटयोः (ghaṭayoḥ)	घटानाम् (ghaṭānām)
locative	घटे (ghaṭe)	घटयोः (ghaṭayoḥ)	घटेषु (ghaṭeṣu)
vocative	घट (ghaṭa)	घटौ (ghaṭau) घटा¹ (ghaṭā¹)	घटाः (ghaṭāḥ) घटासः¹ (ghaṭāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

घटी (ghaṭī)
घटिका (ghaṭikā)

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kashmiri: گَڈَ (gaḍa)
Pali: ghaṭa
Prakrit: 𑀖𑀟 (ghaḍa)
- Central:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindustani: ghaṛā
      - Hindi: घड़ा
      - Urdu: گھَڑَا (ghaṛā)
        → Bihari: घड़ा (ghaṛā)
        
        → Nepali: घडा (ghaḍā)
    - Romani: khoro
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: ঘড়া (ghora)
    - Bengali: ঘড়া (ghoṛa)
    - Odia: ଘଡ଼ା (ghaṛā)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: घड़ो (ghaṛo), घड़ु (ghaṛu)
      - Kumaoni: घड़ (ghaṛ)
    - Western Pahari:
      - Bhadrawahi: घड़ा (ghaṛā), घड़ो (ghaṛo)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: ghaṛā
        Gurmukhi script: ਘੜਾ
        
        Shahmukhi script: گھَڑَا
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: ghaṛo
        Arabic script: گھَڙو
        
        Devanagari script: घड़ो
        
        Jadgali: [script needed] (ghaṛā)
- Southern:
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: घडा (ghaḍā)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: ઘડો (ghaḍo), ઘડું (ghaḍũ)
- Prakrit: *𑀖𑀟~𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ghaḍa~ulla)
  - Central:
    - Sauraseni Prakrit:
      - Hindustani: ghaṛolā
        Hindi: घड़ोला
        
        Urdu: گھَڑولَا (ghaṛolā)
  - Northern:
    - Khasa Prakrit:
      - Western Pahari:
        Bhadrawahi: घड़ोली (ghaṛolī)
  - Northwestern:
    - Paisaci Prakrit:
      - Takka Apabhramsa:
        Lahnda: گھڑولی (ghaṛolī)
- Prakrit: *𑀖𑀟~𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ghaḍa~illa)
  - Eastern Pahari:
    - Magadhi Prakrit:
      - Bihari: घरिल (gharil)
  - Northwestern:
    - Khasa Prakrit:
      - Western Pahari:
        Bhadrawahi: घड़ेलड़ु (ghaṛelṛu)

References

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 355
Monier Williams (1899) “घट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0375.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 237