A foreign borrowing; compare Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay (“horse”), whence Tamil குதிரை (kutirai). However, due to the traditional lack of presence and utility of horses in South and Southeast Asia, ultimate origins from Dravidian and Munda are doubtful, and alternative, more western or northern sources of the borrowing have been considered.
घोटक • (ghoṭaka) stem, m (feminine घोटकी or घोटिका)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | घोटकः (ghoṭakaḥ) | घोटकौ (ghoṭakau) घोटका¹ (ghoṭakā¹) |
घोटकाः (ghoṭakāḥ) घोटकासः¹ (ghoṭakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | घोटकम् (ghoṭakam) | घोटकौ (ghoṭakau) घोटका¹ (ghoṭakā¹) |
घोटकान् (ghoṭakān) |
| instrumental | घोटकेन (ghoṭakena) | घोटकाभ्याम् (ghoṭakābhyām) | घोटकैः (ghoṭakaiḥ) घोटकेभिः¹ (ghoṭakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | घोटकाय (ghoṭakāya) | घोटकाभ्याम् (ghoṭakābhyām) | घोटकेभ्यः (ghoṭakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | घोटकात् (ghoṭakāt) | घोटकाभ्याम् (ghoṭakābhyām) | घोटकेभ्यः (ghoṭakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | घोटकस्य (ghoṭakasya) | घोटकयोः (ghoṭakayoḥ) | घोटकानाम् (ghoṭakānām) |
| locative | घोटके (ghoṭake) | घोटकयोः (ghoṭakayoḥ) | घोटकेषु (ghoṭakeṣu) |
| vocative | घोटक (ghoṭaka) | घोटकौ (ghoṭakau) घोटका¹ (ghoṭakā¹) |
घोटकाः (ghoṭakāḥ) घोटकासः¹ (ghoṭakāsaḥ¹) |