गमछा

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গামছা (gamocha). Doublet of अंगोछा (aṅgochā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəm.t͡ʃʰɑː/,

Noun

गमछा • (gamchā) m (Urdu spelling گمچھا)

  1. towel
    Synonyms: अंगोछा (aṅgochā), तौलिया (tauliyā)

Declension

Declension of गमछा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct गमछा
gamchā 		गमछे
gamche
oblique गमछे
gamche 		गमछों
gamchõ
vocative गमछे
gamche 		गमछो
gamcho

Descendants

  • → Gujarati: ગમછા (gamchā)

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गमछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960) “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute‎, volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62
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