घाटी
Hindi
editEtymology
editFeminine of घाट (ghāṭ), घाटा (ghāṭā); see there for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editघाटी • (ghāṭī) f (Urdu spelling گھاٹی)
Declension
editDeclension of घाटी (fem ī-stem)
References
edit- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाटी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Konkani
editNoun
editघाटी • (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
editThe 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.