# ग्रन्थि
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* গ্ৰন্থি (Assamese script)
* ᬕ᭄ᬭᬦ᭄ᬣᬶ (Balinese script)
* গ্রন্থি (Bengali script)
* 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰡𑰿𑰞𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀦𑁆𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* ဂြန္ထိ (Burmese script)
* ગ્રન્થિ (Gujarati script)
* ਗ੍ਰਨ੍ਥਿ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌿 (Grantha script)
* ꦒꦿꦤ꧀ꦡꦶ (Javanese script)
* 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂢𑂹𑂟𑂱 (Kaithi script)
* ಗ್ರನ್ಥಿ (Kannada script)
* គ្រន្ថិ (Khmer script)
* ຄ຺ຣນ຺ຖິ (Lao script)
* ഗ്രന്ഥി (Malayalam script)
* ᡤᡵᠠᠨᡨᡳ (Manchu script)
* 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘡𑘿𑘞𑘱 (Modi script)
* ᠺᠷᠠᠨᠲᠢ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑧁𑧠𑦾𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐣𑑂𑐠𑐶 (Newa script)
* ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି (Odia script)
* ꢔ꣄ꢬꢥ꣄ꢢꢶ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆤𑇀𑆡𑆴 (Sharada script)
* 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖡𑖿𑖞𑖰 (Siddham script)
* ග්‍රන්‍ථි (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩯 𑪙𑩬𑩑 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚝𑚶𑚚𑚮 (Takri script)
* க்³ரந்தி² (Tamil script)
* గ్రన్థి (Telugu script)
* คฺรนฺถิ (Thai script)
* གྲ་ནྠི (Tibetan script)
* 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒢𑓂𑒟𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨝𑩇𑨚𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From the root ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to tie, string together”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ɡɾɐn.tʰí/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈɡɾɐn̪.t̪ʰi/

### Noun

ग्रन्थि • (granthí) stem, m
* knot

#### Descendants

* Helu Prakrit:
** Sinhalese: ගැටය (gæṭaya)
* Magadhi Prakrit:
** Assamese: গাঁঠি (gãthi)
* Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi)
** Central:
*** Eastern Hindi:
**** Chhattisgarhi: गांठ (gā̃ṭh)
*** Western Hindi:
**** Old Hindi: गांठि (gā̃ṭhi)
***** Braj: गांठ (gā̃ṭh)
***** Bundeli: गांठ (gā̃ṭh), गाँठ (gā̃ṭh)
***** Hindustani: gā̃ṭh
    Hindi: गाँठ
    Urdu: گَان٘ٹْھ
****** → Garhwali: गाँठु (gā̃ṭhu), गाँठो (gā̃ṭho)
****** → Nepali: गाँठो (gā̃ṭho)
** Eastern:
*** Assamese: গাঁঠি (gãthi)
*** Middle Bengali: গাঁটি (gãṭi), গাঁঠি (gãṭhi)
**** Bengali: গাঁট (gãṭ)
*** Bihari:
**** Bhojpuri: gā̃ṭh
    Kaithi script: 𑂏𑂰𑂀𑂘
    Devanagari script: गाँठ
**** Magahi: 𑂏𑂵𑂀𑂘 (gẽṭh)
**** Maithili: gā̃ṭh
    Devanagari script: गाँठ
    Tirhuta script: 𑒑𑒰𑒿𑒚
*** Odia: ଗଣ୍ଠି (gaṇṭhi), ଗଏଁଠ୍ (gaẽṭh)
** Northern:
*** Central Pahari:
**** Garhwali: गाँठ (gā̃ṭh), गाँठि (gā̃ṭhi), ग्यऽड़
*** Eastern Pahari:
**** Nepali: गानु (gānu), गानो (gāno)
*** Western Pahari:
**** Dogri: gaṇḍh
    Devanagari script: गंढ
    Dogra script: 𑠌𑠷𑠗
** Northwestern:
*** Old Punjabi: ਗੰਠਿ (gaṇṭhi), ਗੰਢਿ (gaṇḍhi), ਗਾਠਿ (gāṭhi)
**** Punjabi: gaṇḍh
    Gurmukhi script: ਗੰਢ
    Shahmukhi script: گَنڈھ
*** Saraiki:
    Devanagari script: गंढ (gaṇḍh), गन्ह (ganha), ॻंढ, ॻंढा
    Multani script: 𑊆𑊕𑊔 (gṇḍh), 𑊆𑊚𑊦 (gnh)
    Shahmukhi script: گَڈّْھ (gaḍḍh), گَنھہ (ganhh), ڳَنْڈھ (g̈anḍh), ڳَنْڈھا (g̈anḍhā)
*** Sindhi: g̈aṇḍhi
    Arabic script: ڳَنڍِ
    Devanagari script: ॻंढि
    Khudabadi script: 𑊽𑋟𑋋𑋡
** Southern:
*** Insular:
**** Dhivehi: ގޮށް (goṣ̊)
**** Sinhalese: ගැටය (gæṭaya)
*** Marathi-Konkani:
**** Konkani:
    Devanagari script: गांठ
    Latin script: gantth
**** Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: गांटी (gāṃṭī), गाठि (gāṭhi), गांठि (gāṃṭhi), गांठी (gāṃṭhī)
    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘘𑘲 (gāṃṭī), 𑘐𑘰𑘙𑘲 (gāṭhī), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘙𑘲 (gāṃṭhī)
***** Marathi: gāṭh
    Devanagari script: गाठ
    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘙
***** Varhadi: gāṭh
    Devanagari script: गाठ
    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘙
** Western:
*** Ahirani: गाट (gāṭ)
*** Gojri: گَٹْھ (gaṭh)
*** Gujarati: ગાંઠ (gā̃ṭh)
*** Malvi: गाँठ (gā̃ṭh)
*** Marwari:
    Devanagari script: गांठ (gā̃ṭh)
    Mahajani script: 𑅗𑅧𑅟 (gnṭh)
* Paisaci Prakrit:
** Punjabi: ਗੰਢ (gaṇḍha, “knot”), ਗੱਠ (gaṭṭha, “fastening or tumor, cyst”)
* Pali: gaṇṭhi
* Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi)
** Gurjara Apabhramsa:
*** Gujarati: ગાંઠ (gā̃ṭh)
** Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
*** Hindustani:
    Hindi: गाँठ (gā̃ṭh)
    Urdu: گانٹھ (gā̃ṭh)
* → Assamese: গ্ৰন্থি (gronthi)
* → Hindi: ग्रंथि (granthi)
* → Khmer: គ្រន្ថី (krŭənthəy)
* → Malayalam: ഗ്രന്ഥി (granthi)
* → Tamil: கிரந்தி (kiranti)
* → Telugu: గ్రంథి (granthi)

### References

* “ग्रन्थि॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 159, column 2.
* Monier Williams (1899) “I. Granthí”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 371, column 1.