घाटी

See also: घाट, घट्, घंटा, घंटी, and घंटे

Hindi

Etymology

Feminine of घाट (ghāṭ), घाटा (ghāṭā); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈiː/, [ɡʱäː.ʈiː]

Noun

घाटी • (ghāṭī) f (Urdu spelling گھاٹی)

  1. valley, basin

Declension

Declension of घाटी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct घाटी
ghāṭī 		घाटियाँ
ghāṭiyā̃
oblique घाटी
ghāṭī 		घाटियों
ghāṭiyõ
vocative घाटी
ghāṭī 		घाटियो
ghāṭiyo

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाटी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Konkani

Noun

घाटी • (ghāṭī) (Latin script ghatti, Kannada script ಘಾಟಿ)

  1. (derogatory) a non-Goan, a non-Konkani speaker, a person from Karnataka, an immigrant laborer
  2. of or related to the Western Ghats

Usage notes

The word originally referred to the immigrant laborers from the Western Ghat region in Karnataka; over time, it came to mean any person in Goa of non-Goan origin. Its usage is considered to be offensive.

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