गाटुल

Kashmiri

Etymology

From गाटॖ (gaṭụ, “wisdom”) +‎ -उल (-ul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːʈul/

Adjective

गाटुल • (gāṭul) m (Perso-Arabic گاٹُل, feminine गाटॖज, plural गाटॖल्य)

1. wise, learned, shrewd, proficient

Synonyms

• दाना (dānā)

Noun

गाटुल • (gāṭul) m (Perso-Arabic گاٹُل, feminine गाटॖज, plural गाटॖल्य)

1. a wise man, a learned man
   • 1320-1392, Lalleshwari, Lal-Vakhs

     गाटुलाह अख वुछुम बॊछि सॗत्य मरान।

     gāṭulāh akha wuchuma bochi sụ̄tya marāna.

     I saw a wise man dying of hunger.

References

• S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 5‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 5, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 322
• Grierson, George Abraham (1932) “गाटुल”, in A dictionary of the Kashmiri language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 312
• Omkar N. Koul, Kashi Wali (2006) Modern Kashmiri Grammar‎^[2], Springfield: Dunwoody Press, page 41