घोट

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘑𑘻𑘘 (ghoṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (ghuṭṭ-), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Gujarati ઘોટ (ghoṭ), Hindi घूंट (ghūṇṭ), Punjabi ਘੁੱਟ (ghuṭṭa).

Noun

घोट • (ghoṭ) m

1. sip, gulp

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “घोट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घोट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “घोट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘোট (Assamese script)
• ᬖᭀᬝ (Balinese script)
• ঘোট (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰺𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑁄𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• ဃောဋ (Burmese script)
• ઘોટ (Gujarati script)
• ਘੋਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑍋𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦺꦴꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂷𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ಘೋಟ (Kannada script)
• ឃោដ (Khmer script)
• ໂຆຏ (Lao script)
• ഘോട (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠣᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘻𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠣᠸᠠᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑧜𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑑀𑐚 (Newa script)
• ଘୋଟ (Odia script)
• ꢕꣂꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆾𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖺𑖘 (Siddham script)
• ඝොට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩕𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚴𑚔 (Takri script)
• கே⁴ாட (Tamil script)
• ఘోట (Telugu script)
• โฆฏ (Thai script)
• གྷོ་ཊ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒼𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨆𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kutiray (“horse”). Compare घुट् (ghuṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐw.ʈɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱoː.ʈɐ/

Noun

घोट • (ghoṭa) stem, m

1. a horse (ĀpŚr. xv, 3, 12)
2. the beard (Gal.)

Descendants

• ⇒ Sanskrit: घोटक (ghoṭaka)
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Fiji Hindi: ghorra
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Early Assamese: ঘোড়া (ghöṛa)
      • Assamese: ঘোঁৰা (ghü̃ra)
    • Bengali: ঘোড়া (ghōṛa)
    • Odia: ଘୋଡ଼ା (ghoṛā)
    • Rohingya: gúra
    • Sylheti: ꠊꠥꠠꠣ (gúṛa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: घोडो (ghoḍô)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘑𑘻𑘚𑘳 (ghoḍu)
      • Marathi: घोडा (ghoḍā)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀕 (ghoḍaga)
    • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: ઘોડો (ghoḍo)
        • Marwari: घोड़ौ (ghoṛau)
      • Saurashtra: ꢕꣁꢞꣁ (ghoḍo)
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: घोड़ा (ghoṛā)

      Urdu: گھوڑا (ghoṛā)

    • Nepali: घोडा (ghoḍā)
    • Punjabi: ਘੋੜਾ (ghoṛā) / گھوڑا (ghoṛā)
    • Romani: khuro
    • Sindhi: گهوڙو / घोड़ो (ghoṛo)
  • → Old Javanese: kuda
    • > Javanese: ꦏꦸꦢ (kuda) (inherited)
    • >? Malay: kuda (see there for further descendants)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “घोट”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India