गमछा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গামছা (gamocha). Doublet of अंगोछा (aṅgochā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəm.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [ɡɐ̃m.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

गमछा • (gamchā) m (Urdu spelling گمچھا)

1. towel

   Synonyms: अंगोछा (aṅgochā), तौलिया (tauliyā)

Declension

Declension of गमछा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गमछा gamchā	गमछे gamche
oblique	गमछे gamche	गमछों gamchõ
vocative	गमछे gamche	गमछो gamcho

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ગમછા (gamchā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गमछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960) “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute‎^[1], volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62