Sheaves in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “sheaves” in Hindi is गट्ठा, pronounced gaTTha/pulinada — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
plural of sheave
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH-
Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् (granth)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Sanskrit -न (-na)
Sanskrit ग्रथ्न (grathna)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*gaṭṭha)
Hindi गट्ठा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *गट्ठ (gaṭṭha) (compare attested गट्ठिया (gaṭṭhiyā)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ग्रथ्न (grathna, “bunch”), from the root ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to bind”) + -न (-na). Cognate with Punjabi ਗੱਠ (gaṭṭha).
The senses "bulb" and "joint" may be influenced by गाँठ (gā̃ṭh, “knot, joint”). Compare Punjabi ਗੰਢਾ (gaṇḍhā, “onion”) and Sindhi ڳنڍ (g̠aṇḍhi, “bulb of an onion; knot”), which show similar semantic range.
Quick facts about “sheaves”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH-
Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् (granth)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Sanskrit -न (-na)
Sanskrit ग्रथ्न (grathna)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*gaṭṭha)
Hindi गट्ठा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *गट्ठ (gaṭṭha) (compare attested गट्ठिया (gaṭṭhiyā)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ग्रथ्न (grathna, “bunch”), from the root ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to bind”) + -न (-na). Cognate with Punjabi ਗੱਠ (gaṭṭha).
The senses "bulb" and "joint" may be influenced by गाँठ (gā̃ṭh, “knot, joint”). Compare Punjabi ਗੰਢਾ (gaṇḍhā, “onion”) and Sindhi ڳنڍ (g̠aṇḍhi, “bulb of an onion; knot”), which show similar semantic range.