Gharha
Illustration — The typical shape of a ghara Ghara is an earthen pot made in the Indian subcontinent. It is used for storing drinking water and keeping it cool. The word ghara has cognates in Pahari, Bengali and Odia languages that can all be traced to the Sanskrit word ghaṭa meaning pot.
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Illustration — The typical shape of a ghara Ghara is an earthen pot made in the Indian subcontinent. It is used for storing drinking water and keeping it cool. The word ghara has cognates in Pahari, Bengali and Odia languages that can all be traced to the Sanskrit word ghaṭa meaning pot.
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It is spelled in; in; in; in Saraiki: دِلّا and in. 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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- 1.Sikdar, M. & Chaudhuri, P. Pottery making tradition among the Prajapati community of Gujarat, India. Eurasian Journal of Anthropology. 6. 1. 1–14. 2015.
- 2.Shafeeq, M. Crafts of Cholistan (Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan). International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 4. 8. 193–199. 2014.
- 3.Bangladict.com - অভিধানে 'ঘড়া' এর অর্থ. www.bangladict.com.
- 4.Indus Project Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past. 1–57. 2011. 978-4-902325-67-6.
- 5.Caturvedi, M. A practical Hindi-English dictionary. National Publishing House. 186. June 2024.
- 6.Turner, R. L. A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner. 153. June 2024.
- 7.Platts, J. T. A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. W. H. Allen & Co. 929. 1884.
- 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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