घुटका ghuṭkā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Gutka. Small ball made of betel nut and tobacco, chewed recreationally (very addictive and harmful to health).

Origin of the definition

घुटका ghuṭkā. Trouble; Distress.

गुटका • (guṭkā) m (feminine गुटकी) Gutka (small ball made of betel nut and tobacco, chewed recreationally). Sweetmeat swallowed as a bolus without chewing. Pill or bolus supposed to have magical effects when placed in the mouth. Wedge, small sphere or block of wood (used e.g. as a doorstop or for fine-tuning a tabla). Small book, pocket-version of a book. (humorous, sometimes offensive) Dwarf (person of short stature) .

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Created
Friday 20 June 2025
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Friday 20 June 2025