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ghats

/ɡɑts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
ghats
IPA
/ɡɑts/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of ghat

name

A pair of mountain ranges along the southern Indian coasts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi घाट (ghāṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝 (ghaṭṭa), from Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa), ultimately derived from Dravidian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝, घट्ट, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɑts/

Inflected Forms

Ghauts (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ghats?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɑts/.
What does ghats mean?
plural of ghat
Where does ghats come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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