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घोटना ghoṭnā[ghoṭ˚= Prk. घुट्ठ=S. घृ ƴ, p.p.p. of rt. घृ ष् ;—or caus. of ghuṭnā], v.t. To rub, rub down; to pound, bruise, grind, to pulverize (medicine, etc. in a mortar); to levigate;—to press, squeeze (the throat), to throttle, to choke (=galāghoṭnā);—to rub and stir (in order to mix); to mix; to solve, to dissolve (by mixing, or boiling or cooking); to boil down (milk, etc.);—to smooth, to polish (by rubbing with a hard and smooth body); to glaze (paper, etc.); to calender;—to shave;—to strive after, exert (oneself) for, to be busy with; to plod at;—to sift, to investigate;—to repeat; to read over and over again:—ghoṭ-denā, v.t. intens. of and=ghoṭnā:—galāghoṭnā(-kā), To press or squeeze the throat (of), to throttle.
Origin: Hindi