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Hindi
Etymology
Feminine of घाट (ghāṭ), घाटा (ghāṭā); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈiː/,
Noun
घाटी • (ghāṭī) f (Urdu spelling گھاٹی)
- valley, basin
Declension
Declension of घाटी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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घाटी ghāṭī
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घाटियाँ ghāṭiyā̃
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oblique
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घाटी ghāṭī
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घाटियों ghāṭiyõ
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vocative
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घाटी ghāṭī
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घाटियो ghāṭiyo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाटी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Konkani
Noun
घाटी • (ghāṭī) (Latin script ghatti, Kannada script ಘಾಟಿ)
- (derogatory) a non-Goan, a non-Konkani speaker, a person from Karnataka, an immigrant laborer
- of or related to the Western Ghats
Usage notes
The word originally referred to the immigrant laborers from the Western Ghat region in Karnataka; over time, it came to mean any person in Goa of non-Goan origin. Its usage is considered to be offensive.