ghara

Ghara is a word found in several Indic languages that means "house" or "home." In Odia, the term is ghara, written as ଘର, and is used to denote a physical dwelling as well as the home and family. It is cognate with similar words in surrounding languages, such as Hindi ghar, Bengali ghôr, Marathi ghar, and Gujarati ghar, all traced to the Sanskrit root gṛha.

Etymology and cognates: The root gṛha appears in classical Sanskrit with the sense of dwelling or residence. The Odia form ghara reflects language-specific phonology and script, while related forms in other Indo-Aryan languages share the same semantic core of home and dwelling.

Usage: In Odia, ghara is used in everyday speech and literature to refer to a house, a household, or home life. It can appear in idiomatic expressions and compound terms connected to domestic or familial concepts. In multilingual contexts, speakers of Hindi, Bengali, and other languages recognize the same semantic field through their own cognate words.

Other uses: Ghara may also appear as a surname or family name in some communities and can be part of place names (toponyms) in certain regions. Because it is a common root across Indo-Aryan languages, the term often emerges in multilingual phrases related to home, belonging, and domestic life.

See also: gṛha, ghar, ghôr.