घाटी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.ʈiː/

Noun

घाटी • (ghāṭī) f

  1. valley, basin

Declension
Declension of घाटी
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 ghati, 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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