𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, whence Kota (India) [script needed] (guṛakn), Telugu గుటగుట (guṭaguṭa), గుటక (guṭaka, gulp) and Kannada ಕುಟುಕು (kuṭuku).[1][2]

Verb

𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ghuṭṭaï) (Devanagari घुट्टइ) [1]

  1. to gulp, swallow

Descendants

  • Apabhramsa: घुंटइ (ghuṃṭaï), घुंट m (ghuṃṭa)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: घुड़्को (ghuṛko), घुर्को (ghurko), घुड़्क्याउनु (ghuṛkyāunu), घुटुक्क (ghuṭukka)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhi: [script needed] (ghuṭaṇu), [script needed] (ghuṭko), [script needed] (ghuṭkaṇu)
      • Punjabi: ghuṭṭa, ghuṭṭā
        Gurmukhi script: ਘੁੱਟ, ਘੁੱਟਾ
        Shahmukhi script: گھٹ, گھٹا
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: घोट (ghoṭ), घोटणे (ghoṭṇe), घुटघुट (ghuṭghuṭ, by gulps), घुटका (ghuṭkā)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 242
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “guṛakn”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.