Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghatam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghatam
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument in the Carnatic music of South India.

Example Sentences

"For a stretch, this cohort made additional room for T. H. Vinayakram, an expert on the ghatam, an earthenware pot played with thrummed fingers or open palms."

Etymology

From Sanskrit घटं (ghaṭaṃ).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: घटं

Inflected Forms

ghatams (plural)

Questions

What does ghatam mean?: An earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument in the Carnatic music of South India.
Where does ghatam come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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