gutka

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noun

A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.

OriginHindi गुटका (guṭkā) ← Sanskrit गुटिका (guṭikā)bor.? ← Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa)? →
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Meanings

noungutka (uncountable)

alternative gutkha

  1. uncountableA preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.

    ‘It's the sight of melting flesh that is revolting,’ he says in Hindi. ‘That is why most Dom men drink alcohol or chew gutka.’

    2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 6
  2. IndiaderogatoryuncountableA Hindi-speaking person.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*koṭṭayder.?
  2. Sanskritगृ (gṛ)der.?
  3. Prakrit*𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa)?
  4. Sanskritगुटिका (guṭikā)bor.?
  5. Hindiगुटका (guṭkā)
  6. Englishgutka

Borrowed from Hindi गुटका (guṭkā).

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Translations

Hindi गुटका
  • गुटका (guṭkā)preparation of areca nut and tobacco
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Chicago

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