घाटी

See also: घाट, घट्, घंटा, घंटी, and घंटे

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Feminine of घाट (ghāṭ), घाटा (ghāṭā); see there for more.

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈiː/, [ɡʱäː.ʈiː]

Noun edit

घाटी • (ghāṭī) f (Urdu spelling گھاٹی)

valley, basin

Declension edit

Declension of घाटी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घाटी ghāṭī	घाटियाँ ghāṭiyā̃
oblique	घाटी ghāṭī	घाटियों ghāṭiyõ
vocative	घाटी ghāṭī	घाटियो ghāṭiyo

References edit

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाटी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Konkani edit

Noun edit

घाटी • (ghāṭī) (Latin script ghatti, Kannada script ಘಾಟಿ)

(derogatory) a non-Goan, a non-Konkani speaker, a person from Karnataka, an immigrant laborer
of or related to the Western Ghats

Usage notes edit

The word originally referred to the immigrant laborers from the Western Ghat region in Karnataka; over time, it came to mean any person in Goa of non-Goan origin. Its usage is considered to be offensive.