घाई
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi घाई (ghāī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.iː/, [ɡʱäː.iː]
Noun
घाई • (ghāī) f
- (Bombay Hindi) hurry, haste
- Synonym: जल्दी (jaldī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | घाई ghāī |
घाइयाँ ghāiyā̃ |
| oblique | घाई ghāī |
घाइयों ghāiyõ |
| vocative | घाई ghāī |
घाइयो ghāiyo |
Marathi
Alternative forms
- घाय (ghāy)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘑𑘰𑘧 (ghāya), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀇 (ghāi), from Sanskrit घाति (ghāti), with a semantic narrowing from "a fast violent action" to "hurry".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʱai/, [ɡʱaiː]
- Rhymes: -ai
Noun
घाई • (ghāī) f
- hurry, haste
- Synonym: धांदल (dhāndal)
- hustle
- Synonym: रेटारेटी (reṭāreṭī)
- (obsolete) any violent commotion or action
- (obsolete) a din
- Synonym: गोंगाट (goṅgāṭ)
Descendants
- → Hindi: घाई (ghāī)
References
More information
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “घाई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घाई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “घाय”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “घाइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].