ઊંટ
Gujarati
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (úṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras. Doublet of શુતર (śutar) and ઉષ્ટ્ર (uṣṭra). Cognate with Hindustani اونٹ / ऊँट (ū̃ṭ), Kachchi ઔટ્ઠ (auṭṭh), Sindhi اُٺُ (uṭhu).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈũʈ/
- Rhymes: -ũʈ
- Hyphenation: ઊંટ
Noun
[edit]ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭ) n
Declension
[edit]| Declension of ઊંટ | ||
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| nominative | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo) |
| oblique | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo) |
| vocative | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo) |
| instrumental | ઊંટે (ū̃ṭe) | ઊંટોએ (ū̃ṭoe) |
| locative | ઊંટે (ū̃ṭe) | ઊંટોએ (ū̃ṭoe) |
Noun
[edit]ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭ) m
- (chess) bishop
- (figuratively) fool
- (figuratively) a tall man
Related terms
[edit]- ઊંટડો (ū̃ṭaḍo)
See also
[edit]| Chess pieces in Gujarati · શેતરંજનાં મોહરાં (śetrañjnā̃ mohrā̃) (layout · text) | |||||
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| રાજા (rājā) | વજીર (vajīr) | હાથી (hāthī) | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઘોડો (ghoḍo) | પ્યાદું (pyādũ) |
References
[edit]- “ઊંટ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 112
Categories:
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Gujarati doublets
- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ũʈ
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ũʈ/1 syllable
- Gujarati lemmas
- Gujarati nouns
- Gujarati neuter nouns
- Gujarati masculine nouns
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