گاٹہٕ

Kashmiri

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit घटक (ghaṭaka, “skilliful”), from the root घट् (ghaṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaːʈɨ]

Noun

گاٹہٕ • (gāṭụ) m (Devanagari गाटॖ)

1. wisdom, intelligence, knowledge

   Synonyms: بۄد (bọd), عَقٕل (ʿaqụl)

Derived terms

• گاٹُل (gāṭul, “wise”)
• گاٹہٕ جار (gāṭụjār, “wisdom”)
• گاٹہٕ دیُٛن (gāṭụ dyun, “to give knowledge; to teach”)

Etymology 2

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝 (ghaṭṭa). Cognate with Hindi घाटा (ghāṭā), Urdu گھاٹا (ghāṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaːʈɨ]

Noun

گاٹہٕ • (gāṭụ) m (Devanagari गाटॖ)

1. (business, finance) loss, deficit

References

• S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 5‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 5, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 322