Gharha
Ghara is an earthen pot made in the Indian subcontinent. It is used for storing drinking water and keeping it cool. • Illustration — The typical shape of a ghara The word ghara has cognates in Pahari, Bengali and Odia languages that can all be traced to the Sanskrit word ghaṭa meaning pot. It is spelled in; in; in; in Saraiki: دِلّا and in.
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The word ghara is also used for the hollow bulbous protuberance on the snout of mature male gharials (Gavialis gangeticus), as it is shaped like a ghara. This protuberance enables them to emit a hissing sound that can be heard away.
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- 8.دِلّا. وکشنری. 2022-12-03.
- 9.Singh, M. The Panjabi dictionary. Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons. 382. June 2024.
- 10.A note on the protuberance or knob on the snout of male gharial, Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 74. 3. 536–537. 1977.
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