ଗଣ୍ଠି

Odia

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi), from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthi). Cognate to Assamese গাঁঠি (gãthi) and Hindi गाँठ (gā̃ṭh). Doublet of ଗଏଁଠ୍ (gaẽṭh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔɳʈʰi/

Noun

ଗଣ୍ଠି (gaṇṭhi)

1. knot
2. mode of tying up hair; rope or cloth into coils
3. a package of money or valuables
4. knob of a stick
5. a node
6. a bone joint; ligament
7. chief or debatable point
8. purport
9. knotty question; dilemma; intricate or complicated matter
10. intricacy; complication
11. rheumatism
12. a dam across a channel
13. a knuckle; bend
14. tangled or knotted part of a tree or wood
15. mode of tying the hair into a knot or chignon
16. the end of a woman's cloth tied into a knot
17. ankle joint

Adjective

ଗଣ୍ଠି (gaṇṭhi)

1. intricated; complicated
2. knotty

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଗଣ୍ଠି”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press