घात

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घात¹

  • /ɡʱɑːt̪/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɡʱäːt̪] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑːt̪

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घा॒त (ghātá). Doublet of घाव (ghāv) and related to घायल (ghāyal).

noun ghāt · घात · घातों

  1. masculine blow, attack, hit

    Similar: प्रहार

  2. masculine bruise, injury

    Similar: चोट

  3. masculine killing, slaying, murder

    Similar: वध, हत्या

  4. masculine power

घात²

  • /ɡʱɑːt̪/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɡʱäːt̪] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑːt̪

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun ghāt · घात · घातों

  1. masculine opportunity, chance

    Similar: अवसर, मौक़ा

  2. masculine intention
  3. masculine trickery, ploy

In English

  • power maths: product of equal factors
  • degree algebra: the maximal exponent of a polynomial
  • murder an act of deliberate killing

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {घात},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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