घट्ट

Sanskrit

Etymology

Nominal derivation from the root घट्ट् (ghaṭṭ, “to rub, touch, shake”). The definitions are semantically related to the root in the sense that they connote places where the ground provides enough friction to stand in an otherwise wet and slippery location.

Noun

घट्ट • (ghaṭṭa) m

  1. a quay or landing-place
  2. bathing-place
  3. steps by a river-side
  4. ferry

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0375
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