घिग्घी

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare घेघा (gheghā, “swelling in neck”), घेंघ (gheṅgh), घेघा (gheghā), घेंघा (gheṅghā, “goiter”), and घेघरा (gheghrā, “swelling”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɪɡ.ɡʱiː/, [ɡʱɪɡ̚.ɡʱiː]

Noun

घिग्घी • (ghigghī) f

1. (anatomy) the larynx
2. (figurative) a choking sensation in the throat, speechlessness (as from joy, fear, weeping)

Declension

Declension of घिग्घी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घिग्घी ghigghī	घिग्घियाँ ghigghiyā̃
oblique	घिग्घी ghigghī	घिग्घियों ghigghiyõ
vocative	घिग्घी ghigghī	घिग्घियो ghigghiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घिग्घी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press