𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (guṭṭha)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭha)

Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (gŏṭṭha)

Inherited from Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭhá). Cognate with Pali goṭṭha.

Noun

𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (gŏṭṭha) m (Devanagari गोट्ठ, Kannada ಗೊಟ್ಠ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. a cowshed, barn, cow-house

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁄 (gŏṭṭho)	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (gŏṭṭhā)
Accusative	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀁 (gŏṭṭhaṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (gŏṭṭhe) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (gŏṭṭhā)
Instrumental	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡 (gŏṭṭheṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀡𑀁 (gŏṭṭheṇaṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gŏṭṭhehi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gŏṭṭhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀅 (gŏṭṭhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀑 (gŏṭṭhāo) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀉 (gŏṭṭhāu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (gŏṭṭhā) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gŏṭṭhāhi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gŏṭṭhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gŏṭṭhassa)	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡 (gŏṭṭhāṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gŏṭṭhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gŏṭṭhammi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂 (gŏṭṭhe)	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼 (gŏṭṭhesu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gŏṭṭhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (gŏṭṭha) or 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (gŏṭṭhā)	𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (gŏṭṭhā)

Descendants

• Konkani: goṭo

  Devanagari script: गोटो

  Kannada script: ಗೊಟೊ

  Latin script: gotto

• Marathi: गोठा (goṭhā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “गोट्ठ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōṣṭhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 232