gaṇṭhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀞𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• गण्ठि (Devanagari script)
• গণ্ঠি (Bengali script)
• ගණ‍්ඨි (Sinhalese script)
• ဂဏ္ဌိ or ၷꧣ္ꩧိ or ၷꧣ်ꩧိ (Burmese script)
• คณฺฐิ or คัณฐิ (Thai script)
• ᨣᨱᩛᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄຓ຺ຐິ or ຄັຓຐິ (Lao script)
• គណ្ឋិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄕𑄴𑄒𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthí). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi).

Noun

gaṇṭhi m

1. knot, tie, joint

Declension

Declension table of "gaṇṭhi" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	gaṇṭhi	gaṇṭhayo or gaṇṭhī
Accusative (second)	gaṇṭhiṃ	gaṇṭhayo or gaṇṭhī
Instrumental (third)	gaṇṭhinā	gaṇṭhīhi or gaṇṭhībhi
Dative (fourth)	gaṇṭhissa or gaṇṭhino	gaṇṭhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	gaṇṭhismā or gaṇṭhimhā	gaṇṭhīhi or gaṇṭhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	gaṇṭhissa or gaṇṭhino	gaṇṭhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	gaṇṭhismiṃ or gaṇṭhimhi	gaṇṭhīsu
Vocative (calling)	gaṇṭhi	gaṇṭhayo or gaṇṭhī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gaṇṭhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 241
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇṭhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 234