गट्टा
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गट्टा¹
- /ɡəʈ.ʈɑː/ Hindi, Standard
- [ɡɐʈ̚.ʈäː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Turner claims the term is inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gaṭṭa, “piece”), but only lists sense 3 ("stopper").
The primary sense of "lump" (and perhaps "seed") in the context of food is perhaps related to Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa, “something round”) (whence गुट्टा (guṭṭā, “lump”), गुटका (guṭkā); see there) and Sanskrit गुड (guḍa, “globe, ball”).
The word has been contaminated by गट्ठा (gaṭṭhā, “bundle, load; wrist or ankle joint; bulbous root; measure of length”) and perhaps also गाँठ (gā̃ṭh, “knot; joint”); both of these derive from the root Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to tie”).
Cognates for each sense
* (lump): Cognate with Marwari गटौ (gaṭau, “callus; ball of flour; knot, joint; stopper”), Sindhi ڳَڙيِ (ɠaṛī, “lump of sugar etc.; bulb of an onion”), and perhaps Telugu గడ్డ (gaḍḍa, “lump; bulbous root”), Kannada ಗಡ್ಡೆ (gaḍḍe, “lump, bulbous root”), Marathi गड्डा (gaḍḍā, “bulb of an onion; mass or lump”) (a Dravidian loan). Also compare Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (guṭṭha, “clump, lump”) (whence गुठली (guṭhlī, “pit; lump”), and perhaps Saraiki گُٹّھِی (guṭṭhī, “wrist”)).
* (bundle; joint; bulb): गाँठ (gā̃ṭh, “knot, joint”) is cognate with Punjabi ਗੰਢਾ (gaṇḍhā, “onion”) and Sindhi ڳنڍ (g̠aṇḍhi, “bulb of an onion; knot”), which show similar semantic range.
* (stopper): Cognate with Marwari गटौ (gaṭau), Punjabi ਗੱਟ (gaṭṭa, “stopper, cork”), Nepali गट्टा (gaṭṭā, “shell of a coconut used as a water-vessel in hookah; lotus seed”).
noun gaṭṭā · گَٹَّا · गट्टा · गट्टे · गट्टों
- callus, hard lump on the feet or hands गट्टे पड़ना
- gatta (a lump of melted sugar, eaten as a sweet) गट्टा मुख्यतः चीनी से ही बनता है। इसको बनाने के लिए चीनी के अलावा दूध एक और प्रमुख सामग्री है।
- gatta (a ball of gram flour or other grain, many of which are prepared in a gravy and eaten as a savoury dish) गट्टे की सब्ज़ी
- seed, a corn (only of certain plants) कमल गट्टा
- stopper, plug, seal फ़िद्दू ने तजा किया हुआ हुक़्क़ा लगा दिया। फुन्नन मियाँ बैठ गये। जवाद मियाँ ने हुक़्क़े का गट्टा दबाया। फुन्नन मियाँ ने पहला कश लिया।
- wedge, small sphere or block of wood (for tuning a tabla) दाहिने तबले को अधिक उतारने - चढ़ाने के लिये गट्टे को और कम उतारने - चढ़ाने के लिये गजरे को हथौड़ी से आघात करते हैं।
- bundle, load, sheaf बादशाह से विदा लेकर बाहर आए तो देखा कि रास्ते में लकड़ी बेचने वाले एक वृद्ध ने परिश्रम करके लकड़ी का गट्टा एकत्र किया था […]
- wrist or ankle joint गट्टा पकड़ना
- bulb (e.g. of an onion) टमाटर की चटनी बनाने के लिये 1 किलो टमाटर, दो छोटे गट्टे प्याज, एक छोटा सा टुकड़ा अदरक […]
गट्टा²
- /ɡəʈ.ʈɑː/ Hindi, Standard
- [ɡɐʈ̚.ʈäː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gāṭṭa), but the short vowel in this and some cognates is unexplained. Cognate with Punjabi ਗਾਟਾ (gāṭā, “short”), Marathi गट्ट (gaṭṭa), गड्ड (gaḍḍa), गट्टू (gaṭṭū, “short and stout”), Nepali गाण्टो (gāṇṭo, “dwarf”), Bengali গাট্টা-গোট্টা (gaṭṭa-gōṭṭa, “short”), perhaps Assamese গাঁঠলু (gãtholu, “short and stout”), Marwari गांठ्यो (gā̃ṭhyo, “a short man”).
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