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. It is spelled in Hindi: घड़ा; in Nepali: घड़ा ghaṛā; in Urdu: گھڑا; in Saraiki: دِلّا and in Punjabi: ਘਡ਼ਾ.

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 75 m (246 ft) away.

References

↑ Sikdar, M. & Chaudhuri, P. (2015). "Pottery making tradition among the Prajapati community of Gujarat, India". Eurasian Journal of Anthropology. 6 (1): 1–14.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Shafeeq, M. (2014). "Crafts of Cholistan (Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan)". International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 4 (8): 193–199.
↑ "Bangladict.com - অভিধানে 'ঘড়া' এর অর্থ". www.bangladict.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
↑ Parpola, A. (2011). "Crocodile in the Indus Civilization and later South Asian traditions" (PDF). In Osada, H.; Endo, H. (eds.). Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past. Kyoto, Japan: Indus Project Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. pp. 1–57. ISBN 978-4-902325-67-6.
↑ Caturvedi, M. (1970). "घ/ड़ा". A practical Hindi-English dictionary. Delhi: National Publishing House. p. 186.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Turner, R. L. (1931). "घड़ा ghaṛā". A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner. p. 153.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Platts, J. T. (1884). "گهاٿ घाट". A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co. p. 929.
↑ "دِلّا", وکشنری, 2022-12-03, retrieved 2023-11-19
↑ Singh, M. (1895). "ਘਡ਼ਾ". The Panjabi dictionary. Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons. p. 382.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Biswas, S.; Acharjyo, L. N. & Mohapatra, S. (1977). "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.

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[1] Sikdar, M. & Chaudhuri, P. (2015). "Pottery making tradition among the Prajapati community of Gujarat, India". Eurasian Journal of Anthropology. 6 (1): 1–14.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Shafeeq, M. (2014). "Crafts of Cholistan (Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan)". International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. 4 (8): 193–199.

[3] "Bangladict.com - অভিধানে 'ঘড়া' এর অর্থ". www.bangladict.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[4] Parpola, A. (2011). "Crocodile in the Indus Civilization and later South Asian traditions" (PDF). In Osada, H.; Endo, H. (eds.). Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past. Kyoto, Japan: Indus Project Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. pp. 1–57. ISBN 978-4-902325-67-6.

[5] Caturvedi, M. (1970). "घ/ड़ा". A practical Hindi-English dictionary. Delhi: National Publishing House. p. 186.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] Turner, R. L. (1931). "घड़ा ghaṛā". A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner. p. 153.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] Platts, J. T. (1884). "گهاٿ घाट". A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co. p. 929.

[8] "دِلّا", وکشنری, 2022-12-03, retrieved 2023-11-19

[9] Singh, M. (1895). "ਘਡ਼ਾ". The Panjabi dictionary. Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons. p. 382.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Biswas, S.; Acharjyo, L. N. & Mohapatra, S. (1977). "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.