ઘાસ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ઘાંસ (ghā̃s)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa), from Sanskrit घास (ghāsá, “food; pasture grass”).

Cognates

Assamese ঘাঁহ (ghãh), Bengali ঘাস (ghaś), Hindustani گھاس / घास (ghās), Kachchi ઘા (ghā), Marathi घास (ghās), Nepali घाँस (ghā̃s), Odia ଘାସ (ghāsa), Punjabi گھاہ / ਘਾਹ (ghā), Sindhi گاهُ (gāhu). Wider cognate includes Ormuri غـس (ğas) and Pashto غاښ (ǧâx̌, “tooth”). Unrelated to English grass.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɑs/
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

ઘાસ • (ghās) n

1. grass

   Synonyms: ખડ (khaḍ), તૃણ (tŕṇ)

2. fodder

   Synonym: ચારો (cāro)

3. mouthful, morsel; bite (of food)

   Synonym: કોળિયો (koḷiyo)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 241