घट्

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Etymology 1

Probably from a vernacular form of ग्रथ् (grath), ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to arrange, string together”), via a series of sound changes ग्रथ् (grath) > *गठ् (gaṭh) > घट् (ghaṭ), with a metathesis of the consonant being aspirated.[1][2]

Root

घट् • (ghaṭ)

  1. to be intently occupied, strive, effect, impel
  2. to reach, come to
  3. to fall to the share of
  4. to take effect, answer
  5. to happen, take place, be possible, suit
  6. to be in connection or united with
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Sanskrit terms belonging to the root घट् (0 c, 4 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root घट् (6 c, 0 e)
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Etymology 2

Related to घट्ट् (ghaṭṭ).

Root

घट् • (ghaṭ)

  1. Alternative form of घट्ट् (ghaṭṭ)
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “GHAṬ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 167
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “gháṭate”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 355

Further reading

  • Monier Williams (1899) “घट्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0375/1.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “घट्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 041
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “घट्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
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