GawI 1 A small jar. 2 A measure of time equal to 24 minutes. 3 A small water-pot used in calculating the Ghaṭikās or time of the day. Comp. — kAraH a potter. — graha, -grAha a. see Gawagraha . — yaMtraM 1 a machine for raising water (largely used in India), the rope and bucket of a well; see araGawwa . 2 a contrivance (like a clepsydra) to ascertain the ghaṭikās or time of the day.