घी

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá).

घी (ghī) m

1. ghee, clarified butter

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá). Cognate with Punjabi ਘਿਉ (ghiu). Doublet of घृत (ghŕt).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱiː/

घी • (ghī) m (Urdu spelling گھی)

1. ghee, clarified butter

   Hypernym: मक्खन (makkhan)

   ज़रा आँच दिखा दो, घी पिघल जायगा।

   zarā ā̃c dikhā do, ghī pighal jāygā.

   Add a little heat, and the ghee will melt.

• → English: ghee

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press