घिग्घी
Hindi
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic. Compare घेघा (gheghā, “swelling in neck”), घेंघ (gheṅgh), घेघा (gheghā), घेंघा (gheṅghā, “goiter”), and घेघरा (gheghrā, “swelling”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editघिग्घी • (ghigghī) f
- (anatomy) the larynx
- (figurative) a choking sensation in the throat, speechlessness (as from joy, fear, weeping)
Declension
editDeclension of घिग्घी (fem ī-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घिग्घी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press