घाटी

Hindi

Etymology

Feminine of घाट (ghāṭ), घाटा (ghāṭā); see there for more.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈiː/, [ɡʱäː.ʈiː]

Noun

घाटी • (ghāṭī) f (Urdu spelling گھاٹی‎)

  1. valley, basin

Declension
Declension of घाटी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct घाटी
ghāṭī		 घाटियाँ
ghāṭiyā̃
oblique घाटी
ghāṭī		 घाटियों
ghāṭiyõ
vocative घाटी
ghāṭī		 घाटियो
ghāṭiyo

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)

  1. (derogatory) a non-Goan, a non-Konkani speaker, a person from Karnataka, an immigrant laborer
  2. 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.

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