घात

See also: घृत

Hindi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑːt̪/
Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Noun

घात • (ghāt) m

blow, attack, hit
Synonym: प्रहार (prahār)
bruise, injury
Synonym: चोट (coṭ)
killing, slaying, murder
Synonyms: वध (vadh), हत्या (hatyā)
(mathematics) power

Declension

Declension of घात
	Singular	Plural
Direct	घात (ghāt)	घात (ghāt)
Oblique	घात (ghāt)	घातों (ghātõ)
Vocative	घात (ghāt)	घातो (ghāto)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

घात • (ghāt) m

opportunity, chance
Synonyms: अवसर (avsar), मौक़ा (mauqā)

Declension

Declension of घात
	Singular	Plural
Direct	घात (ghāt)	घात (ghāt)
Oblique	घात (ghāt)	घातों (ghātõ)
Vocative	घात (ghāt)	घातो (ghāto)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Noun

घात • (ghāta) m

a blow, bruise.
slaying, killing.
injuring, hurting, devastation, destruction.

Derived terms

घातक (ghātaka)
घातिन् (ghātin)
घातुक (ghātuka)

Descendants

Thai: ฆาต (kâat)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “घात”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 377.

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