घटिया

Hindi

Etymology

From घटना (ghaṭnā, “to reduce”) +‎ -इया (-iyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə.ʈɪ.jɑː/, [ɡʱɐ.ʈi.jäː]

Adjective

घटिया • (ghaṭiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گھٹیا)

1. inferior, of poor quality

   Antonym: बढ़िया (baṛhiyā)

   यह संतरे उन तरबूज़े से घटिया है।

   yah santre un tarbūze se ghaṭiyā hai.

   These oranges are inferior to those watermelons.

2. base, lowly

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घटिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घटिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 283