Ghara is an earthen pot made in the Indian subcontinent. It is used for storing drinking water and keeping it cool.[1][2]
The word ghara has cognates in Pahari, Bengali[3] and Odia languages that can all be traced to the Sanskrit word ghaṭa meaning pot.[4] It is spelled in Template:Langx;[5] in Template:Langx;[6] in Template:Langx;[7] in Saraiki: دِلّا[8] and in Template:Langx.[9]
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 Template:Cvt away.[10]
References
- ↑ Pottery making tradition among the Prajapati community of Gujarat, India. Eurasian Journal of Anthropology({Template:Year).
- ↑ Crafts of Cholistan (Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan). International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications({Template:Year).
- ↑ Bangladict.com - অভিধানে 'ঘড়া' এর অর্থ. www.bangladict.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ↑ Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indus Project Research Institute for Humanity and Nature(2011). ISBN 978-4-902325-67-6
- ↑ A practical Hindi-English dictionary{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. National Publishing House(1970)Template:Dead link
- ↑ A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner(1931)Template:Dead link
- ↑ A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. W. H. Allen & Co.(1884)
- ↑ دِلّا(2022-12-03).
- ↑ The Panjabi dictionary{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons(1895)Template:Dead link
- ↑ A note on the protuberance or knob on the snout of male gharial, Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society({Template:Year).