گھاس

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa), from Sanskrit घास (ghāsá, “food; pasture grass”).

Cognates

Cognates include Assamese ঘাঁহ (ghãh), Bengali ঘাস (ghaś), Gujarati ઘાસ (ghās), Kachchi ઘા (ghā), Marathi घास (ghās), Nepali घाँस (ghā̃s), Odia ଘାସ (ghāsa), Punjabi گھاہ / ਘਾਹ (ghā), Sindhi گاهُ (gāhu). A wider cognate includes Pashto غاښ (ǧâx̌, “tooth”); unrelated to English grass.

Pronunciation

Noun

گھاس • (ghās) f (Hindi spelling घास)

  1. grass
  2. sod
  3. hay
  4. straw

References

  • John T. Platts (2012 July 31 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎
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