गट्ठा

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *गट्ठ (gaṭṭha) (compare attested गट्ठिया (gaṭṭhiyā)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ग्रथ्न (grathna, “bunch”), from the root ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to bind”) +‎ -न (-na).^[1]

The senses "bulb" and "joint" may be influenced by गाँठ (gā̃ṭh, “knot, joint”). Compare Punjabi ਗੰਢਾ (gaṇḍhā, “onion”) and Sindhi ڳنڍ (g̠aṇḍhi, “bulb of an onion; knot”), which show similar semantic range.

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡəʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [ɡɐʈ̚.ʈʰäː]

गट्ठा • (gaṭṭhā) m

1. bundle, sheaf, load

   घास का गट्ठा ― ghās kā gaṭṭhā ― a bale of grass

   Alternative form: गट्टा (gaṭṭā)

   Near-synonyms: गठरी (gaṭhrī), गट्ठर (gaṭṭhar)

   • 2012, आदिवासी विकास, Concept Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 139:

     इस तरह सुबह 6:00 बजे घर से निकलकर लकड़ी का गट्ठा बेचने तक लगभग 9:30 बज जाता है।

     is tarah subah 6:00 baje ghar se nikalkar lakṛī kā gaṭṭhā becne tak lagbhag 9:30 baj jātā hai.

     This way, from leaving the house at 6:00, it takes until about 9:30 for one load of wood to be sold.

   • 1955, Madhya Pradesh (India). Education Dept, हिन्दी बाल भारती‎^[1]:

     वह गट्ठा उन्होंने मेज पर रख दिया और वे कुर्सी पर बैठ गए । फिर उन्होंने गट्ठा खोल कर पुस्तकें निकालीं ।

     vah gaṭṭhā unhõne mej par rakh diyā aur ve kursī par baiṭh gae . phir unhõne gaṭṭhā khol kar pustakẽ nikālī̃ .

     He placed that bundle on the table and he sat on the chair. Then he unfastened the bundle and took out the books.

2. gattha (a unit of length equalling 1/20th of a जरीब (jarīb))
3. wrist or ankle joint

   Alternative form: गट्टा (gaṭṭā)

   Near-synonym: टखना (ṭakhnā)

4. bulb (of an onion)

   Alternative form: गट्टा (gaṭṭā)

   Synonyms: कंद (kand), कंदा (kandā)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 251
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गट्ठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1213
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गट्ठा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 141.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “गट्ठा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 167