घट्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬖᬝ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • ঘট্ (Assamese script)
  • ঘট্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰑𑰘𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀖𑀝𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌘𑌟𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ઘટ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਘਟੑ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦓꦛ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • ឃដ៑ (Khmer script)
  • ಘಟ್ (Kannada script)
  • ຆຏ຺ (Lao script)
  • ഘട് (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘑𑘘𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠺᠾᠠᢌ (Mongolian script)
  • ᢚᠠᢞ (Manchu script)
  • ဃဋ် (Burmese script)
  • 𑦱𑦸𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐑𑐚𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଘଟ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢕꢜ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆔𑆛𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖑𑖘𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • ඝට් (Sinhalese script)
  • க⁴ட் (Tamil script)
  • ఘట్ (Telugu script)
  • ฆฏฺ (Thai script)
  • གྷ་ཊ྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒒𑒙𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Probably from a vernacular form of ग्रथ् (grath) / ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to arrange, string together”), via a series of sound changes ग्रथ् (grath) > *गठ् (gaṭh) > Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), with a metathesis of the consonant being aspirated.

Pronunciation

Root

घट् • (ghaṭ)

  1. to be intently occupied about, be busy with, strive or endeavour after, exert oneself for
  2. to reach, come to
  3. to take effect
  4. to happen, take place, be possible, suit
  5. to be in connection or united with
  6. to shut
  7. to put or place or lay on
  8. to bring near, procure
  9. to effect, accomplish, produce, make, form, fashion
  10. to do a service to any one
  11. to impel
  12. to exert oneself
  13. to unite or put together
  14. ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’

Derived terms

References
  • Monier Williams (1899), “घट्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0375/1.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “घट्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 041
  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “घट्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 167
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 355
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