gutka

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *koṭṭayder.?
    Sanskrit गृ (gṛ)der.?
    Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa)?
    Sanskrit गुटिका (guṭikā)bor.?
    Hindi गुटका (guṭkā)bor.
    English gutka

    Borrowed from Hindi गुटका (guṭkā).

    Noun

    gutka (uncountable)

    1. A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
      • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 6:
        ‘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.’
    2. (India, derogatory) A Hindi-speaking person.

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