घाटा

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarš-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰarṣ-
Sanskrit घृष् (ghṛṣ)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás
Sanskrit -त (-ta)
Sanskrit घृ॒ष्ट (ghṛṣṭá)denom.?
Prakrit घट्टइ (ghaṭṭaï)deverb.
Hindi घाटा

    Deverbal from Prakrit घट्टइ (ghaṭṭaï), whence Hindi घटना (ghaṭnā, “to reduce”). Compare Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati, “to speak ill of, slander”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    घाटा • (ghāṭā) m (Urdu spelling گھاٹا)

    1. decrease, decline
    2. (finance) loss; deficit

    Declension

    Declension of घाटा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct घाटा
    ghāṭā     		घाटे
    ghāṭe
    oblique घाटे
    ghāṭe     		घाटों
    ghāṭõ
    vocative घाटे
    ghāṭe     		घाटो
    ghāṭo

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