English Meaning of ghi

Meaning of 'ghi'

n ( H) Clarified butter, ghee. This word, though well known, is little used by Maratha people. Pr. ghi gaya para kupa to gaya nahi A Hindustani proverb but common. The ghee may be gone, but the bottle remains. Used in hinting to one who is making some false assertion, that, though the matter be past, all documents respecting it are not lost.ṃ

Meaning of घी

n ( H) Clarified butter, ghee. This word, though well known, is little used by Maráṭhá people. Pr. घी गया पर कुपा तो गया नहीं A Hindustání proverb but common. The ghee may be gone, but the bottle remains. Used in hinting to one who is making some false assertion, that, though the matter be past, all documents respecting it are not lost.

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