गढ़

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha), from Sanskrit *गृध (gṛdha, “fort”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás (“enclosure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰ-ó-s, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Cognate to Gujarati ગઢ (gaḍh), Bengali গড় (goṛ).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɽʱ/, [ɡɐɽʱ]

गढ़ • (gaṛh) m (Urdu spelling گڑھ)

1. fort

   Synonyms: क़िला (qilā), दुर्ग (durg)

   गढ़ के चारों ओर गहरी खाई थी।

   gaṛh ke cārõ or gahrī khāī thī.

   There was a deep ditch around the fort.

2. (figuratively) stronghold

   यह मुहल्ला गुंडों का गढ़ है।

   yah muhallā guṇḍõ kā gaṛh hai.

   This locality is a stronghold of the hoodlums.

   कलकत्ता और मुंबई पूंजीपतियों के गढ़ हैं।

   kalkattā aur mumbaī pūñjīptiyõ ke gaṛh ha͠i.

   Kolkata and Mumbai are strongholds of the capitalists.

• → Marathi: गड (gaḍ)

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गढ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press