ઘૂમટો
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઘૂંઘટ (ghū̃ghaṭ)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *ઘુંબપટ્ટ (ghuṃbapaṭṭa), from *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀩 (*ghuṃba) + Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa, “silk”). Cognate with Hindi घूँघट (ghūṅghaṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡʱum.ʈo/
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
ઘૂમટો • (ghūmṭo) m
- ghoonghat (head and face covering veil worn by women)
- bride's veil, an ornate veil worn by brides on their wedding day
- the end of the sari that is drapped over the head
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ઘૂમટો (ghūmṭo) | ઘૂમટા, ઘૂમટાઓ (ghūmṭā, ghūmṭāo) |
| oblique | ઘૂમટા (ghūmṭā) | ઘૂમટાઓ (ghūmṭāo) |
| vocative | ઘૂમટા (ghūmṭā) | ઘૂમટાઓ (ghūmṭāo) |
| instrumental | ઘૂમટે (ghūmṭe) | ઘૂમટાએ (ghūmṭāe) |
| locative | ઘૂમટે (ghūmṭe) | ઘૂમટે (ghūmṭe) |