𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an irregular development from Sanskrit घृष्ट (ghṛṣṭa, “rubbed, crushed”). For the phonetic development, compare 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (chuṭṭaï). For the semantics, compare Sanskrit घट्ट् (ghaṭṭ, “to rub, malign”). Dardic cognates include Dameli gā̆ṭ- (“to want, wish”), Kalasha ghāṭ- (“to decrease, be wanting”), and Kashmiri گَٹُن (gaṭun, “to become less”).

Verb

𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ghaṭṭaï) (Devanagari घट्टइ, Kannada ಘಟ್ಟಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to be ruined
2. *to decrease or be wanting

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindi: घटना (ghaṭnā)
  • Urdu: گھٹنا (ghaṭnā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: ঘটা (ghota)
  • Bengali: ঘাটা (ghaṭa)
  • Maithili: घटब (ghaṭab) / 𑒒𑒙𑒥 (ghaṭaba)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: घट्नु (ghaṭnu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā) / گَھٹݨا (ghaṭṇā)
  • Saraiki: گَھٹَّݨ (ghaṭṭaṇ)
  • Sindhi: گَهٽَڻُ / घटणु / 𑊾𑋆𑋌𑋣 (ghaṭaṇu)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: घटणे (ghaṭṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gojri: گھٹنو (ghaṭno)
  • Gujarati: ઘટવું (ghaṭvũ)
  • Marwari: घटणौ (ghaṭṇau) / 𑅘𑅞𑅢𑅒 (ghṭṇu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ghaṭṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press