घी
Braj
editEtymology
editFrom Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá).
Noun
editघी (ghī) m
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥tós (“smeared”). Cognate with Punjabi ਘਿਉ (ghiu) and English Christ. Doublet of घृत (ghŕt).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editघी • (ghī) m (Urdu spelling گھی)
- ghee, clarified butter
- Hypernym: मक्खन (makkhan)
- ज़रा आँच दिखा दो, घी पिघल जायगा।
- zarā ā̃c dikhā do, ghī pighal jāygā.
- Add a little heat, and the ghee will melt.
Declension
editDeclension of घी (masc ī-stem)
Descendants
edit- → English: ghee
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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