घास
See also: घूस
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa), from Sanskrit घास (ghāsa), from the root घस् (ghas, “to eat, devour”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑːs/, [ɡʱäːs]
Audio (Delhi): (file)
Noun
घास • (ghās) f (Urdu spelling گھاس)
- grass
- घोड़े खेत में घास चर रहे हैं।
- ghoṛe khet mẽ ghās car rahe ha͠i.
- Horses are grazing on grass in the field.
- तीक्ष्ण धूप ने घास जला दी।
- tīkṣṇa dhūp ne ghās jalā dī.
- The harsh sunlight scorched the grass.
- fodder
- Synonym: चारा (cārā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | घास ghās |
घासें ghāsẽ |
| oblique | घास ghās |
घासों ghāsõ |
| vocative | घास ghās |
घासो ghāso |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “घास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “घास”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ঘাস (Assamese script)
- ᬖᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
- ঘাস (Bengali script)
- 𑰑𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- ဃာသ (Burmese script)
- ઘાસ (Gujarati script)
- ਘਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌘𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦓꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂐𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ಘಾಸ (Kannada script)
- ឃាស (Khmer script)
- ຆາສ (Lao script)
- ഘാസ (Malayalam script)
- ᢚᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘑𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦱𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐑𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଘାସ (Odia script)
- ꢕꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆔𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖑𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
- ඝාස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩟𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚍𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
- க⁴ாஸ (Tamil script)
- ఘాస (Telugu script)
- ฆาส (Thai script)
- གྷཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒒𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨎𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root घस् (ghas, “to eat, consume”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.sɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.s̪ɐ/
Noun
घास • (ghāsá) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | घासः (ghāsáḥ) | घासौ (ghāsáu) घासा¹ (ghāsā́¹) |
घासाः (ghāsā́ḥ) घासासः¹ (ghāsā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | घासम् (ghāsám) | घासौ (ghāsáu) घासा¹ (ghāsā́¹) |
घासान् (ghāsā́n) |
| instrumental | घासेन (ghāséna) | घासाभ्याम् (ghāsā́bhyām) | घासैः (ghāsáiḥ) घासेभिः¹ (ghāsébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | घासाय (ghāsā́ya) | घासाभ्याम् (ghāsā́bhyām) | घासेभ्यः (ghāsébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | घासात् (ghāsā́t) | घासाभ्याम् (ghāsā́bhyām) | घासेभ्यः (ghāsébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | घासस्य (ghāsásya) | घासयोः (ghāsáyoḥ) | घासानाम् (ghāsā́nām) |
| locative | घासे (ghāsé) | घासयोः (ghāsáyoḥ) | घासेषु (ghāséṣu) |
| vocative | घास (ghā́sa) | घासौ (ghā́sau) घासा¹ (ghā́sā¹) |
घासाः (ghā́sāḥ) घासासः¹ (ghā́sāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “घास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 377/1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 514