गाठ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘘𑘲 (gāṃṭī), 𑘐𑘰𑘙𑘲 (gāṭhī), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘙𑘲 (gāṃṭhī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi), from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthí). Cognate with Gujarati ગાંઠ (gā̃ṭh), Hindi गाँठ (gā̃ṭh), Assamese গাঁঠি (gãthi), Sinhalese ගැටය (gæṭaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʈʰ/

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Noun

गाठ • (gāṭh) f

1. knot, tie

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गाठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गांठ”, 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) “गांठ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “granthí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press