গাঁট

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi), from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡãʈ/, [ɡãʈ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡat/, [ɡat]

Noun

গাঁট • (gãṭ)

1. knot
2. joint
3. knuckle
4. knob
5. large bundle
6. bale
7. rim of the loincloth round one's waist where money is kept concealed

Inflection

Inflection of গাঁট
nominative	গাঁট gãṭ
objective	গাঁট / গাঁটকে gãṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / gãṭke (semantically definite)
genitive	গাঁটের gãṭer
locative	গাঁটে gãṭe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	গাঁট gãṭ
objective	গাঁট / গাঁটকে gãṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / gãṭke (semantically definite)
genitive	গাঁটের gãṭer
locative	গাঁটে gãṭe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	গাঁটটা , গাঁটটি gãṭṭa (colloquial), gãṭṭi (formal)		গাঁটগুলা, গাঁটগুলো gãṭgula (colloquial), gãṭgulo (formal)
objective	গাঁটটা, গাঁটটি gãṭṭa (colloquial), gãṭṭi (formal)		গাঁটগুলা, গাঁটগুলো gãṭgula (colloquial), gãṭgulo (formal)
genitive	গাঁটটার, গাঁটটির gãṭṭar (colloquial), gãṭṭir (formal)		গাঁটগুলার, গাঁটগুলোর gãṭgular (colloquial), gãṭgulor (formal)
locative	গাঁটটাতে / গাঁটটায়, গাঁটটিতে gãṭṭate / gãṭṭay (colloquial), gãṭṭite (formal)		গাঁটগুলাতে / গাঁটগুলায়, গাঁটগুলোতে gãṭgulate / gãṭgulay (colloquial), gãṭgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “গাঁট”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.