ਘੋਟਾ
ghotaa/ghotā

Definition

ਸੰਗ੍ਯਾ- ਘੋਟਣ ਦਾ ਸੰਦ। ੨. ਘੋਟਣ ਦੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਯਾ.
Source: Mahankosh

Shahmukhi : گھوٹا

Parts Of Speech : noun, masculine

Meaning in English

pounding, crushing, grinding, trituration, pulverisation; a thorough crushing in a mortar or pot; figurative usage cramming, learning by heart, memorising through repetition
Source: Punjabi Dictionary

GHOṬÁ

Meaning in English2

s. m, The instrument with which a polish or gloss is given to paper; the instrument with which the wooden slate is rubbed by beginners of the Sanskrit, Gurmukhi and Laṇḍá characters:—ghoṭṭá cháhaṛṉá, láuṉá, v. a. To repeat a lesson with a view to learn it by heart, to read over and over again:—ghoṭṭá gháṭṭí, s. f. Smoothing, polishing; taking off the beard:—ghotṭe gar, ghoṭṭe garní, s. m. f. A polisher.
Source:THE PANJABI DICTIONARY-Bhai Maya Singh