ghat
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ghât, ghát
(a ravine leading to the sea): ghaut
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Hindi घाट (ghāṭ, “pier”), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, “a landing-place, steps on the side of a river leading to the waters”), from Dravidian. Compare Telugu గట్టు (gaṭṭu, “dam, embankment”), కట్ట (kaṭṭa, “dam, embankment”), derived from కట్టు (kaṭṭu, “to tie”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ɡɔːt/, /ɡɑːt/
(South Asia) IPA(key): /ɡʱaːʈ/
Rhymes: -ɔːt
=== Noun ===
ghat (plural ghats)
(India) A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place.
(India) A mountain range.
(India) A mountain pass.
(Caribbean) A steep ravine leading to the sea.
(India) A burning-ghat.
=== Anagrams ===
GTHA
== Ahtna ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Equivalent to gha (“there”) + -t (specific place suffix).
==== Alternative forms ====
ghatgu
==== Adverb ====
ghat
there, over there
==== References ====
Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 208
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Stem ====
ghat
Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Stem ====
ghat
other
===== Derived terms =====
cughat (“elsewhere”)
ghaden (“another person”)
ghadi (“another one”)
==== References ====
Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 212