گھیو
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Punjabi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida)), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá). Cognate with Urdu گھی (ghī).
Pronunciation
Noun
گْھیو • (ghyo) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘਿਓ or ਘਿਉ)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 244
- “گھیو”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024