દીકરી

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દીકરી • (dīkrī) f

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દીકરી • (dīkrī) f

dīkrī (romanization)
દીકરી (nominative singular)
દીકરીઓ (nominative plural)
દીકરી (oblique singular)
દીકરીઓ (oblique plural)
દીકરી (singular vocative)
દીકરીઓ (plural vocative)
દીકરી (instrumental singular)
દીકરીઓ (instrumental plural)
દીકરીએ (locative singular)
દીકરીઓએ (locative plural)


દીકરો

dīkro (romanization)
દીકરી (feminine)
દીકરો (nominative singular)
દીકરા (nominative plural)
દીકરાઓ (nominative plural)
દીકરા (oblique singular)
દીકરાઓ (oblique plural)
દીકરા (singular vocative)
દીકરાઓ (plural vocative)
દીકરે (instrumental singular)
દીકરાએ (instrumental plural)
દીકરે (locative singular)
દીકરે (locative plural)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍikka, “lump”). Cognate with Marwari दीकरौ (dīkrau).

inh+

તેને બે દીકરા છે।


માણસ

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માણસ • (māṇas) n

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માણસ • (māṇas) n

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀰 (manuśa), 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲 (manusa), 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀱 (manuṣa), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyà). Cognate with Bengali মানুষ (manuś), Hindi मानुस (mānus), Marathi माणूस (māṇūs), Nepali मानिस (mānis), Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha).


કપ્તાન

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કપ્તાન • (kaptān) m

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કપ્તાન • (kaptān) m

Borrowed from a European language; compare English captain and Portuguese capitão.


માવતર

Inherited from Sanskrit માતૃગોત્ર (mātṛgotra).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātr̥gōtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 576: “G. māvtar”

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


બંધાણી

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બંધાણી • (bandhāṇī) m

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બંધાણી • (bandhāṇī) m

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-
Sanskrit बन्ध् (bandh)der.
Gujarati બંધાણી (bandhāṇī)
From બંધાણ (bandhāṇ, “bandage, string, addiction”) + -ઈ (-ī, “having a property or quality”).

af

તારી આંખનો અફીણી, તારા બોલનો બંધાણી
તારા રૂપની પૂનમનો પાગલ એકલો

1950, “તારી આંખનો અફીણી [tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī]”, in Venibhai Purohit (lyrics), Divadandi:

I am drugged by your eyes, an addict of your words;
I am the only one who is mad for the full moon of your beauty.

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


સોની

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સોની • (sonī) m

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સોની • (sonī) m

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀅 (sovaṇṇia), from Sanskrit सौवर्णिक (sauvarṇika).


સોનાર

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સોનાર • (sonār) m

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સોનાર • (sonār) m

→? Dhivehi: ސުނާރު (sunāru)

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (*sŏṇṇaāra), from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra). Cognate with Hindi सोनार (sonār).


લગ્ન

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लग्न (lagna).


મુસાફર

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُسَافَر (musāfar), from Arabic مُسَافِر (musāfir).
Cognates
Compare Hindi मुसाफ़िर (musāfir), Bengali মুসাফির (muśaphir)

ref

અમીરમિયાં હમદૂમિયાં ફારૂકી (1926) “મુસાફર”, in ગુજરાતી ફારસી અરબી શબ્દકોશ (gujrātī phārsī arabī śabdakoś) [Gujarati, Persian, Arabic Dictionary] (in Gujarati), volume 2, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad], page 213, column 2

નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “મુસાફર”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words] (in Gujarati), volume 3, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 325, column 2

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gu:ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી
gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ
gu:છોટુભાઇ નાયક
hi:केन्द्रीय हिन्दी निदेशालय


અતિથિ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अतिथि (atithi).


મા

Inherited from Old Gujarati मा (mā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of માતા (mātā).


મહેમાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian مِهْمَان (mihmān).

bor+

મહેમાન મારા ઘરે આવતા નથી.


ગાંધીનગર

/ˈɡɑn.d̪ʱi.nə.ɡəɾ/

From ગાંધી (gāndhī, “Gandhi”) + નગર (nagar, “city”), named after Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

com

Gandhinagar (a city, the capital of Gujarat, India)


પાકિસ્તાની

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પાકિસ્તાની • (pākistānī)

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પાકિસ્તાની • (pākistānī)

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પાકિસ્તાન (pākistān) + -ઈ (-ī)


બંગાળી

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બંગાળી • (baṅgāḷī) f

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બંગાળી • (baṅgāḷī) f

Inherited from Old Gujarati बंगालीय (baṃgālīya), likely from Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī). By surface analysis, બંગાળ (baṅgāḷ) + -ઈ (-ī).


બહેન

bahen (romanization)
બહેન (nominative singular)
બહેનો (nominative plural)
બહેન (oblique singular)
બહેનો (oblique plural)
બહેન (singular vocative)
બહેનો (plural vocative)
બહેને (instrumental singular)
બહેનોએ (instrumental plural)
બહેને (locative singular)
બહેનોએ (locative plural)

Inherited from Old Gujarati बहिन (bahina), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻 (bhaïṇī), 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bhagiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Doublet of બેની (benī).
Cognate with Hindustani बहन / بَہَن (bahan), Kachchi ભેણ (bheṇ), Marathi बहीण (bahīṇ), Romani phen.


પત્ની

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī).

lbor

પ્રેમિકા પત્ની નથી હોતી.

2020, Rajendramohan Bhatnagar, Maurya Samrat, R. R. Sheth & Co. Pvt. Ltd., →ISBN, →ISBN:


પતિ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पति (pati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis.


ગોવાળ

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ગોવાળ • (govāḷ) m

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ગોવાળ • (govāḷ) m

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀮 (govāla), from Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla). Cognate with Hindi ग्वाला (gvālā).

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


રાજા

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રાજા • (rājā) m

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રાજા • (rājā) m

rājā (romanization)
રાજા (nominative singular)
રાજાઓ (nominative plural)
રાજા (oblique singular)
રાજાઓ (oblique plural)
રાજા (singular vocative)
રાજાઓ (plural vocative)
રાજાએ (instrumental singular)
રાજાઓએ (instrumental plural)
રાજાએ (locative singular)
રાજાઓએ (locative plural)

→ Vaghri: રાજા (rājā)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), the nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of રાય (rāya) and રાવ (rāv).
Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English king.


બા

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather


ચિકિત્સક

Borrowed from Sanskrit ચિકિત્સક (cikitsaka).


હકીમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکیم (hakīm), from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm). Compare Hindi हकीम (hakīm), Punjabi ਹਕੀਮ (hakīm) / حکیم (hakīm).

doctor, physician (usually applied to one that uses Greek medical science and is Muslim)

(Islam) The Wise (one of the 99 names of Allah)


દાક્તર

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દાક્તર • (dāktar) m

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દાક્તર • (dāktar) m

/ˈd̪ɑk.t̪əɾ/


ભિષક

Modified from Sanskrit ભિષજ્ (bhiṣaj) with suffix + -ક (-ka)


આસામી

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આસામી • (āsāmī) f

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આસામી • (āsāmī) f


કાચંડો

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કાચંડો • (kācaṇḍo) m

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કાચંડો • (kācaṇḍo) m

/ˈkɑ.t͡ʃəɳ.ɖo/


શિક્ષક

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શિક્ષક • (śikṣak) m

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શિક્ષક • (śikṣak) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit શિક્ષક (śikṣaka).


બેન

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


નાના

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નાના • (nānā) m

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નાના • (nānā) m

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, term for an older male relative), from baby talk.

inh+

Coordinate term: નાની (nānī)

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather


નાની

Feminine of નાનો (nāno) નાના (nānā), inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, term for an older male relative), from baby talk.

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


પ્રેમિકા

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પ્રેમિકા • (premikā) f (masculine પ્રેમિક)

premikā (romanization)
પ્રેમિક (masculine)

Sanskritic formation from પ્રેમ (prem, “love”) + -ઇકા (-ikā). Compare Hindustani پِریمِیکا (piremīkā) / प्रेमिका (premikā), Bengali প্রেমিকা (premika), New Sanskrit प्रेमिका (premikā).

sa-af

પ્રેમિકા પત્ની નથી હોતી.


કુંભાર

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭 (kuṃbhāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of કુંભકાર (kumbhkār).

inh+

પણ સવારના જ્યાં બારી ઉઘાડી ત્યાં કુંભાર આંગણામાં ન દેખાયો.

(Can we date this quote?), Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan, Bal Saurabh Book: Swaminarayan Varta Book, Rajkot Gurukul, →ISBN:

But the potter did not appear in the courtyard where the window was opened in the morning.

paṇ savārnā jyā̃ bārī ughāḍī tyā̃ kumbhār ā̃gaṇāmā̃ na dekhāyo.


કુંભકાર

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of કુંભાર (kumbhār).

lbor

ઘડા વગેરેમાં કુંભકાર વગેરેના પ્રયત્નના ભેદથી સગભેદ હોય છે, પણ અહીં સોગભેદનું કારણ શું છે?

1969, Mādhavakara, Mādhavanidāna: rogaviniścaya: Śrīvijaya Rakshita ane Śrīkaṇṭha Dattakr̥ta Madhukosha ṭīkā sahita, saraḷa bhāshāntara, vistr̥ta samajūtī sāthe, Sastuṃ Sāhitya Vardhaka Kāryālaya, page 535:

There is a difference in the effort of the potter etc. in the pots etc., but what is the reason for the difference here?

ghaḍā vageremā̃ kumbhkār vagerenā prayatnanā bhedthī sagbhed hoya che, paṇ ahī̃ sogbhednũ kāraṇ śũ che?


તંબોળી

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તંબોળી • (tamboḷī) m

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તંબોળી • (tamboḷī) m

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Doublet of તાંબૂલિક (tā̃būlik).


સલાહકાર

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સલાહકાર • (salāhkār) m (plural સલાહકારો)

salāhkār (romanization)
સલાહકારો (plural)
સલાહકાર (nominative singular)
સલાહકારો (nominative plural)
સલાહકાર (oblique singular)
સલાહકારો (oblique plural)
સલાહકાર (singular vocative)
સલાહકારો (plural vocative)
સલાહકારે (instrumental singular)
સલાહકારોએ (instrumental plural)
સલાહકારે (locative singular)
સલાહકારોએ (locative plural)

Borrowed from Classical Persian صلاح کار (salāh kār). By surface analysis, સલાહ (salāh) + -કાર (-kār). Compare Hindustani صَلَاح کَار (salāh kār) / सलाहकार (salāhkār), Malvi सलाकार (salākār), Sindhi صَلاحَڪارُ, Marwari सलाहकार (salāhkār) / 𑅰𑅮𑅱𑅕𑅭 (slhkr), Marathi सल्लागार (sallāgār), Konkani सल्लागार (sallāgār), सल्लेकार (sallekār), सल्लेगार (sallegār), Kannada ಸಲಹೆಗಾರ (salahegāra), Punjabi ਸਲਾਹਕਾਰ (salāhkār) / صَلاح کار (ṣalāḥ kār), Braj सलाहकार (salāhkār), Maithili 𑒮𑒪𑒰𑒯𑒏𑒰𑒩 / सलाहकार (salāhᵊkār), Bhojpuri सलाहकार / 𑂮𑂪𑂰𑂯𑂍𑂰𑂩 (salāhkār), Nepali सल्लाहकार (sallāhakār), Dogri 𑠩𑠥𑠬𑠪𑠹𑠊𑠬𑠤 / सलाह्कार (salāhkār).

cog

Sindhi صَلاحَڪارُ

Dogri 𑠩𑠥𑠬𑠪𑠹𑠊𑠬𑠤


વીર

PIE word
 *wiHrós
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (vīra), from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá). from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás (“man”).


સાહ

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સાહ • (sāh) m

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સાહ • (sāh) m

Inherited from Old Gujarati शाह (śāha), साह (sāha), साहु (sāhu), साहू (sāhū), from Apabhramsa साहु (sāhu), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu), from Sanskrit સાધુ (sādhú).
Cognates
Cognate with Nepali साउ (sāu), Bengali সাউ (śau), Hindi साह (sāh), Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘄 (sāu).

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


પુત્ર

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra). Doublet of પૂત (pūt).


પરીખ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (parikkhi), from Sanskrit परीक्षिन् (parīkṣin).


દિયર

diyar (romanization)
દિયર (nominative singular)
દિયરો (nominative plural)
દિયર (oblique singular)
દિયરો (oblique plural)
દિયર (singular vocative)
દિયરો (plural vocative)
દિયરે (instrumental singular)
દિયરોએ (instrumental plural)
દિયરે (locative singular)
દિયરોએ (locative plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́
Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ)
Sanskrit देवर (devara)
Gujarati દિયર (diyar)
Inherited from Sanskrit देवर (devara).

etymon

brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)


પિતા

Borrowed from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Doublet of ફાધર (phādhar), પાદરી (pādrī), and પિદર (pidar).


ભાઈ

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ભાઈ • (bhāī) m

gu-noun

ભાઈ • (bhāī) m

bhāī (romanization)
ભાઈ (nominative singular)
ભાઈઓ (nominative plural)
ભાઈ (oblique singular)
ભાઈઓ (oblique plural)
ભાઈ (singular vocative)
ભાઈઓ (plural vocative)
ભાઈએ (instrumental singular)
ભાઈઓએ (instrumental plural)
ભાઈએ (locative singular)
ભાઈઓએ (locative plural)

Inherited from Old Gujarati भाई (bhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of બિરાદર (birādar).
Cognates
Cognates include Assamese ভাই (bhai), Bengali ভাই (bhai), Dhivehi ބޭބެ (bēbe), Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī), Kashmiri بوے (bōē), Kachchi ભા (bhā), Konkani भाव (bhāv), Marwari भाई (bhāī), Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), Odia ଭାଇ (bhāi), Punjabi بھائی / ਭਾਈ (bhāī), Romani phral, and Sindhi ڀاء (bhāu).


ભાભી

bhābhī (romanization)
ભાઈ (masculine)
ભાભી (nominative singular)
ભાભીઓ (nominative plural)
ભાભી (oblique singular)
ભાભીઓ (oblique plural)
ભાભી (singular vocative)
ભાભીઓ (plural vocative)
ભાભી (instrumental singular)
ભાભીઓ (instrumental plural)
ભાભીએ (locative singular)
ભાભીઓએ (locative plural)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀪 (*bhābbha), from baby talk. Cognate with Hindustani بھابھی / भाभी (bhābhī).

onomatopoeic

baby talk

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhābbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

sister-in-law (brother or cousin's wife)


દીદી

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દીદી • (dīdī) f

gu-noun

દીદી • (dīdī) f

dīdī (romanization)
દીદી (nominative singular)
દીદીઓ (nominative plural)
દીદી (oblique singular)
દીદીઓ (oblique plural)
દીદી (singular vocative)
દીદીઓ (plural vocative)
દીદી (instrumental singular)
દીદીઓ (instrumental plural)
દીદીએ (locative singular)
દીદીઓએ (locative plural)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸- (*diddā-, “older sister or female relative”), ultimately from baby talk.


સાસુ

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (sassū), from Sanskrit श्वश्रू (śvaśrū́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swaśrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”). Cognate with Sindhi سَسُ / ससु (sasu).


જમાઈ

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જમાઈ • (jamāī) m

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જમાઈ • (jamāī) m

Inherited from Old Gujarati जमाई (jamāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀼𑀅 (jāmādua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Doublet of દામાદ (dāmād) and જામાતા (jāmātā).
Cognate with Hindustani جمائی / जमाई (jamāī), Punjabi جوائی (joā'ī) / ਜਵਾਈ (javāī), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवंय (jāuvaiya). Wider cognates include Persian داماد (dâmâd), Northern Kurdish zava.


કાકી

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કાકી • (kākī) f

gu-noun

કાકી • (kākī) f

kākī (romanization)
કાકી (nominative singular)
કાકીઓ (nominative plural)
કાકી (oblique singular)
કાકીઓ (oblique plural)
કાકી (singular vocative)
કાકીઓ (plural vocative)
કાકી (instrumental singular)
કાકીઓ (instrumental plural)
કાકીએ (locative singular)
કાકીઓએ (locative plural)


મામા

Plural of મામો (māmo), inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.

મારા મામા ખૂબ સારા ગાયક છે।


મામી

Feminine of મામો (māmo), inherited from Sanskrit माम (māma), from Proto-Dravidian *māma.


માસી

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Late Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussi), from Early Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussassi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), a compound of मातुः (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, genitive of मातृ (mātṛ)) + स्वसृ (svásṛ, “sister”). Cognate with Bengali মাসি (maśi), Hindustani موسی / मौसी (mausī), and Marwari मासी (māsī).

m+

*𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺

com

genitive of <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">मातृ</i> (mātṛ)


માસા

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માસા • (māsā) m

gu-noun

માસા • (māsā) m

Coordinate term: માસી (māsī)


દાદા

Plural of દાદો (dādo), inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-, “father or older male relative”), ultimately from baby talk.

inh+

a respected male elder's form of address


દાદી

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દાદી • (dādī) f

gu-noun

દાદી • (dādī) f

dādī (romanization)
દાદી (nominative singular)
દાદીઓ (nominative plural)
દાદી (oblique singular)
દાદીઓ (oblique plural)
દાદી (singular vocative)
દાદીઓ (plural vocative)
દાદી (instrumental singular)
દાદીઓ (instrumental plural)
દાદીએ (locative singular)
દાદીઓએ (locative plural)


ફોઈ

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀻 (*phupphī, “father's sister”), ultimately from baby talk.

onomatopoeic

baby talk


ફુઆ

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀼 (*phupphu), from baby talk.


અશોક

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અશોક • (aśok) m

gu-proper noun

અશોક • (aśok) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka),


જેઠ

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jeṭṭha, “elder brother”), from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyḗṣṭha, “eldest brother, first, chief”). Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh), Marwari जेठ (jeṭh), and Sindhi ڄيٺُ (jeṭhu).

inh

brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)


આપો

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આપો • (āpo) m

gu-noun

આપો • (āpo) m

āpo (romanization)
Kathiawari (romanization)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), from Proto-Dravidian *appa.

a respected male elder's form of address, used especially by Kāṭhis


બાપ

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બાપ • (bāp) m

gu-noun

બાપ • (bāp) m

Inherited from Apabhramsa बप्प (bappa), from Prakrit 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa).
Cognates
Cognate with Hindi बाप (bāp), Marathi 𑘤𑘰𑘢 (bāp), Punjabi ਬਾਪ (bāp), Nepali बाप् (bāp), Bengali বাপ (bap).


પઠાણ

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), borrowed from Old Iranian. Cognate with Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan), Hindustani پَٹھان (paṭhān) / पठान (paṭhān), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ), Odia ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa), and Punjabi پَٹھاݨ / ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ).


ઝીણા

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ઝીણા • (jhīṇā) m

gu-proper noun

ઝીણા • (jhīṇā) m

From the given name of ઝીણાભાઈ પૂંજા (jhīṇābhāī pū̃jā, “Jinnahbhai Poonja”).

a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Jinnah, held by the Jinnah Family:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), lawyer, politician and the founder of Pakistan

Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967), a Pakistani politician and stateswoman

મહમદઅલી ઝીણા ભારત-પાકિસ્તાનના ભાગલા માટે જવાબદાર હતા?

Was Muhammad Ali Jinnah responsible for the partition of India and Pakistan?

mahamdaalī jhīṇā bhārta-pākistānnā bhāglā māṭe javābdār hatā?

મહમદઅલી ઝીણાના મોટી પાનેલીના ઘરમાં કોણ રહે છે અને તેને વેચવા કેમ માગે છે?

Who lives in Muhammad Ali Jinnah's ancestral home and why does he want to sell it?

mahamdaalī jhīṇānā moṭī pānelīnā gharmā̃ koṇ rahe che ane tene vecvā kem māge che?


આઈ

Inherited from Sanskrit अर्यिका (aryikā) or Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī, a nursery word.
Cognate with Assamese আই (ai), Marathi आई (āī), Nepali आइमाइ (āimāi). Sindhi ائي / आई (āī).


ખાલા

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ખાલા • (khālā) f

gu-noun

ખાલા • (khālā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاله (xāla), from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).


ગોપાલ

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ગોપાલ • (gopāl) m

gu-proper noun

ગોપાલ • (gopāl) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla). Doublet of ગોવાળ (govāḷ).


સિકંદર

gu:ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી
gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ
gu:છોટુભાઇ નાયક

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر (sikandar), from earlier اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar).

ref

નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “સિકંદર”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words] (in Gujarati), volume 4, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 142, column 1

અમીરમિયાં હમદૂમિયાં ફારૂકી (1926) “સિકંદર”, in ગુજરાતી ફારસી અરબી શબ્દકોશ (gujrātī phārsī arabī śabdakoś) [Gujarati, Persian, Arabic Dictionary] (in Gujarati), volume 2, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad], page 268, column 1

a male given name, Sikandar, from Persian or Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander.


ઇબ્રાહીમ

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ઇબ્રાહીમ • (ibrāhīm) m

gu-proper noun

ઇબ્રાહીમ • (ibrāhīm) m

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm), from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).

der

Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)

ઇબ્રાહીમ લોદી

a male given name, Ibrahim, from Arabic, equivalent to English Abraham


આશક

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આશક • (āśak) m

gu-noun

આશક • (āśak) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَاشِق (āšiq), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).

bor+

તારી મસ્તીનો મતવાલો આશક એકલો
તારા રૂપની પૂનમનો પાગલ એકલો

I am the only intoxicated lover of your mischief;
I am the only one who is mad for the full moon of your beauty.


ઈસુ

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ઈસુ • (īsu) m

gu-proper noun

ઈસુ • (īsu) m

Etymology tree
Hebrew ישועbor.
Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)lbor.
Gujarati ઈસુ (īsu)
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).

ref

ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “ઈસુ”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 1324.


ઈસા

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ઈસા • (īsā) m

gu-proper noun

ઈસા • (īsā) m

(Islam) Jesus (Isa), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in Islam.


લેનિન

Borrowed from English Lenin, from Russian Ле́нин (Lénin).

Vladimir Lenin (a Russian revolutionary and politician)


સ્ટાલિન

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સ્ટાલિન • (sṭālin) m

gu-proper noun

સ્ટાલિન • (sṭālin) m

Borrowed from English Stalin, from Russian Сталин (Stalin).

Joseph Stalin (Russian [empire, republic] revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b))


મીરાંબાઈ

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મીરાંબાઈ • (mīrā̃bāī) f

gu-proper noun

મીરાંબાઈ • (mīrā̃bāī) f

મીરાંબાઈ એ તેમની કવિતાઓ દ્વારા કૃષ્ણને ભક્તિ વ્યક્ત કર્યી।

Mirabai expressed her devotion to Krishna through her poetry.

mīrā̃bāī e temnī kavitāo dvārā kŕṣṇane bhakti vyakt karyī.


ગાંધી

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ગાંધી • (gāndhī) m

gu-noun

ગાંધી • (gāndhī) m

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

Inherited from Apabhramsa गंधीय (gaṃdhīya), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀥𑀺𑀅 (gaṃdhia), from Sanskrit ગાન્ધિક (gāndhika, “perfumer”).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāndhika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 221: “G. M. gā̃dhī m.”


ગાંધી

વીરચંદ રાઘવજી ગાંધી ― vīrcand rāghavjī gāndhī ― Virchand Raghavji Gandhi

ગાંધી કુટુંબ પ્રથમ તો ગાંધિયાણાનો વેપાર કરનારું હોય એમ જણાય છે.

1925-1929, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા [satyanā prayogo athvā ātmakathā, The Story of My Experiments with Truth], Navajivan Trust:

It seems that [people of the] Gandhi lineage are originally [those who] do the business of grocery.


અલી

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અલી • (alī) m

gu-proper noun

અલી • (alī) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian علی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, “exalted, high”).

bor+

Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad


અલી

(chiefly women's speech) term of address to a female friend


ખાનદાન

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ખાનદાન • (khāndān) n

gu-noun

ખાનદાન • (khāndān) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاندان (xāndān).


દહેજ

/ˈd̪ə.ɦeːd͡ʒ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian جهیز (jahīz), from Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz). Influenced by દાયજો (dāyajo), from Sanskrit. Compare Hindi दहेज़ (dahez) and Punjabi ਦਹੇਜ (dahej).


જરથુષ્ટ્ર

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જરથુષ્ટ્ર • (jarthuṣṭra) m

gu-prop

જરથુષ્ટ્ર • (jarthuṣṭra) m

/ˈd͡ʒəɾ.t̪ʰuʃ.ʈɾə/

/ˈzəɾ.t̪ʰuʃ.ʈɾə/


ઓરત

orat (romanization)
ઓરત (nominative singular)
ઓરતો (nominative plural)
ઓરત (oblique singular)
ઓરતો (oblique plural)
ઓરત (singular vocative)
ઓરતો (plural vocative)
ઓરતે (instrumental singular)
ઓરતોએ (instrumental plural)
ઓરતે (locative singular)
ઓરતોએ (locative plural)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَوْرَت (awrat), from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra, “genitals; nudity”), where the shift to "woman" in early New Indo-Aryan is because it is abominable to expose the female body in public.


ઓલાદ

Etymology tree
Arabic أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād)bor.
Classical Persian اَوْلَاد (awlād)bor.
Gujarati ઓલાદ (olād)
Borrowed from Classical Persian اولاد (awlād, “offspring, child(ren), descendant”), from Arabic أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād, “children”).


માયા

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માયા • (māyā) f

gu-proper noun

માયા • (māyā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

lbor

(Buddhism) Maya, the mother of Gautama Buddha


શાહજાદી

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શાહજાદી • (śāhjādī) f (masculine શાહજાદા)

śāhjādī (romanization)
શાહજાદા (masculine)

/ˈʃɑʱ.d͡ʒɑ.d̪i/

af

શાહજાદા (śāhjādā) + -ઈ (-ī)


ટાગોર

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ટાગોર • (ṭāgor) m

gu-prop

ટાગોર • (ṭāgor) m

Borrowed from English Tagore, anglicisation of Bengali ঠাকুর (ṭhakur). Doublet of ઠાકોર (ṭhākor).

Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali poet, writer, composer and philosopher.


પોર્ટુગીઝ

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પોર્ટુગીઝ • (porṭugījh) f

gu-noun

પોર્ટુગીઝ • (porṭugījh) f

Borrowed from English Portuguese, from Portuguese português.


તામિળ

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તામિળ • (tāmiḷ) f

gu-proper noun

તામિળ • (tāmiḷ) f


ધૂતા

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ધૂતા • (dhūtā) f

gu-noun

ધૂતા • (dhūtā) f

Inherited from Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ). Doublet of દુખ્તર (dukhtar), ધૂય (dhūya), and ધી (dhī). Cognate with Punjabi ਧੀ (dhī), Hindi धिया (dhiyā), Konkani धूव (dhūv).


દુખ્તર

PIE word
 *dʰugh₂tḗr
Borrowed from Classical Persian دُخْتَر (duxtar). Doublet of ધૂતા (dhūtā), ધૂતા (dhūtā), and ધી (dhī). Compare Hindustani دُخْتَر / दुख़्तर (duxtar).


સસરો

sasro (romanization)
સાસુ (feminine)
સસરો (nominative singular)
સસરા (nominative plural)
સસરાઓ (nominative plural)
સસરા (oblique singular)
સસરાઓ (oblique plural)
સસરા (singular vocative)
સસરાઓ (plural vocative)
સસરે (instrumental singular)
સસરાએ (instrumental plural)
સસરે (locative singular)
સસરે (locative plural)

Inherited from Old Gujarati सुसर (susara), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀲𑀼𑀭 (sasura), from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Assamese শহুৰ (xohur), Bengali শশুর (śośur), Punjabi ਸਹੁਰਾ (sahurā), Hindustani سسر / ससुर (sasur), Sindhi سَهُرو (sahuro).


બાપા

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બાપા • (bāpā) m pl

gu-noun

બાપા • (bāpā) m pl

Inherited from Apabhramsa बप्प (bappa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Prakrit 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa). Related to બાપ (bāp).


અંકલ

અંકલ જી ― aṅkal jī ― uncle-ji

respectful form of address for any elder man


લગન

Borrowed from Sanskrit लग्न (lagna). Doublet of લાગ (lāg) and લાગો (lāgo)

wedding, the ceremony that marks the beginning of a marriage


ફરાસીસી

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ફરાસીસી • (pharāsīsī) f

gu-proper noun

ફરાસીસી • (pharāsīsī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian فراسیس (farāsīs), from Portuguese francês, francez. Compare Assamese ফৰাচী (phorasi), Bengali ফরাসি (phoraśi) and Hindustani فرانسیسی / फ़रासीसी (farāsīsī).


બાબર

Borrowed from Classical Persian بابر (bāḇur), from Chagatai [Term?].


તાજદાર

tājdār (romanization)
તાજદારી (feminine)

/ˈt̪ɑd͡ʒ.d̪ɑɾ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian تاجدار (tājdār). By surface analysis, તાજ (tāj) + -દાર (-dār), literally “wearing a crown”. Compare Bengali তাজদার (tajodar).


તૈમુર

Borrowed from Chagatai تیمور (temür, literally “iron”), or introduced through Classical Persian تَیمور (tēmūr), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).

bor+

a male given name, Taimur or Taimoor, from Turkic, meaning “strong, steel”


અલાઉદ્દીન

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અલાઉદ્દીન • (alāuddīn) m

gu-proper noun

અલાઉદ્દીન • (alāuddīn) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلَاءْاُلْدِّین (alā'-ulddīn), from Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn). First attested in c. 1400 as Old Gujarati अलावदीन (alāvadīna).

bor+

عَلَاءْاُلْدِّین

der

عَلَاء الدِّين

Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn)

a male given name, Alauddin, from Arabic, meaning “prestige of the religion”, equivalent to English Aladdin


શીરીન

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શીરીન • (śīrīn) f

gu-proper noun

શીરીન • (śīrīn) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian شِیرِین (šīrīn).

bor+

a female given name, Shirin, from Persian

Shirin (queen of Armenia and wife of Khosrow II, a character in the Shahnameh and in Khosrow and Shirin)


વકીલ

Borrowed from Classical Persian وکیل (wakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl). Compare Assamese উকিল (ukil), Bengali উকিল (ukil), Hindustani وكيل / वकील (vakīl), Malayalam വക്കീൽ (vakkīl), Punjabi ਵਕੀਲ (vakīl).


ઔરંગઝેબ

/ˈəu.ɾəŋ.ɡd͡ʒʱeːb/

Borrowed from Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēḇ, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).

a male given name, Aurangzeb, from Persian


આજો

ājo (romanization)
આજી (feminine)
આજો (nominative singular)
આજા (nominative plural)
આજાઓ (nominative plural)
આજા (oblique singular)
આજાઓ (oblique plural)
આજા (singular vocative)
આજાઓ (plural vocative)
આજે (instrumental singular)
આજાએ (instrumental plural)
આજે (locative singular)
આજે (locative plural)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁆𑀬 (ājjya), 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja), from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Áryas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Áryas (“Aryan”). Doublet of આર્ય (ārya). Cognate with Marathi आजा (ājā).


સુકરાત

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સુકરાત • (sukrāt) m

gu-noun

સુકરાત • (sukrāt) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian سقراط (suqrāt), from Arabic سُقْرَاط (suqrāṭ), from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs).


સાળી

sāḷī (romanization)
સાળો (masculine)
સાળી (nominative singular)
સાળીઓ (nominative plural)
સાળી (oblique singular)
સાળીઓ (oblique plural)
સાળી (singular vocative)
સાળીઓ (plural vocative)
સાળી (instrumental singular)
સાળીઓ (instrumental plural)
સાળીએ (locative singular)
સાળીઓએ (locative plural)

sister-in-law (wife's sister or female cousin)


સાળો

sāḷo (romanization)
સાળી (feminine)
સાળો (nominative singular)
સાળા (nominative plural)
સાળાઓ (nominative plural)
સાળા (oblique singular)
સાળાઓ (oblique plural)
સાળા (singular vocative)
સાળાઓ (plural vocative)
સાળે (instrumental singular)
સાળાએ (instrumental plural)
સાળે (locative singular)
સાળે (locative plural)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀮𑀑 (sālao), from Sanskrit स्याल (syāla). Cognate with Bengali শালা (śala), Hindi साला (sālā), Romani salo, Sindhi سالو / सालो (sālo).

brother-in-law (wife's brother or male cousin)


જા

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā) , from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyáHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yn̥h₂tēr. Cognate with Assamese জা (za), Bengali জা (ja), Odia ଜା (jā), Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's younger brother's wife)


ટાબર

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ટાબર • (ṭābar) n

gu-noun

ટાબર • (ṭābar) n

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀝𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀭 (*ṭabbara). Cognate with Hindustani ٹابَر / टाबर (ṭābar), Punjabi ٹبر / ਟੱਬਰ (ṭabbar)


પડોશી

paḍośī (romanization)
પડોશણ (feminine)
પડોશી (nominative singular)
પડોશીઓ (nominative plural)
પડોશી (oblique singular)
પડોશીઓ (oblique plural)
પડોશી (singular vocative)
પડોશીઓ (plural vocative)
પડોશી (instrumental singular)
પડોશીઓ (instrumental plural)
પડોશીએ (locative singular)
પડોશીઓએ (locative plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Sanskrit प्रति (prati)
Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-
Sanskrit विश् (viś)
Sanskrit वेश (veśa)
Sanskrit प्रतिवेश (prativeśa)
Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य (prativeśya)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬 (paṭivesiya)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 (paḍivesia)
Gujarati પડોશી (paḍośī)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 (paḍivesia), from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य (prativeśya).

inh+

neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)


રાહુલ

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રાહુલ • (rāhul) m

gu-prop

રાહુલ • (rāhul) m

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula).


નિકાહ

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નિકાહ • (nikāh) m

gu-noun

નિકાહ • (nikāh) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian نِکَاح (nikāh), from Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ).


વાલિદૈન

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَالِدَیْن (wālidayn), from Arabic وَالِدَيْن (wālidayn).


ચૂબાન

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ચૂબાન • (cūbān) m

gu-noun

ચૂબાન • (cūbān) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian چوپَان (čōpān).


જર્રાહ

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જર્રાહ • (jarrāh) m

gu-noun

જર્રાહ • (jarrāh) m

/ˈd͡ʒəɾ.ɾɑʱ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian جراح (jarrāh), from Arabic جَرَّاح (jarrāḥ).


ફાતિમા

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ફાતિમા • (phātimā) f

gu-proper noun

ફાતિમા • (phātimā) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian فاطمه (fātima), from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

bor+

a female given name, Fatima, from Arabic


અફઘાન

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَان (afğān), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano, literally “people from a distant land”).


ચાચો

cāco (romanization)
ચાચી (feminine)
ચાચો (nominative singular)
ચાચા (nominative plural)
ચાચાઓ (nominative plural)
ચાચા (oblique singular)
ચાચાઓ (oblique plural)
ચાચા (singular vocative)
ચાચાઓ (plural vocative)
ચાચે (instrumental singular)
ચાચાએ (instrumental plural)
ચાચે (locative singular)
ચાચે (locative plural)

/ˈt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃo/

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*cācca), from baby talk.

onomatopoeia

baby talk


પરદાદા

pardādā (romanization)
પરદાદી (feminine)

/ˈpəɾ.d̪ɑ.d̪ɑ/

પર- (para-, “great”) + દાદા (dādā, “paternal grandfather”).


અફલાતૂન

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અફલાતૂન • (aphalātūn) m

gu-proper noun

અફલાતૂન • (aphalātūn) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian افلاطون (aflātūn), from Arabic أَفْلَاطُون (ʔaflāṭūn), from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).

der

Arabic أَفْلَاطُون (ʔaflāṭūn)

a male given name, Aflatun or Aflatoon, from Arabic, equivalent to English Plato


ફિરદોસી

Borrowed from Classical Persian فردوسی (firdawsī).


નણંદ

Inherited from Old Gujarati नणंदर (naṇaṃdara), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀡𑀁𑀤𑀸 (ṇaṇaṃdā), from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nánāndṛ). Cognate with Marwari नणंद (naṇand).


ઉમેદવાર

Borrowed from Classical Persian امیدوار (umēdwār), from امید (umēd, “hope”) + ـوار (-wār).


ઉમેદવાર

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ઉમેદવાર • (umedvār) m

gu-noun

ઉમેદવાર • (umedvār) m

umedvār (romanization)
ઉમેદવાર (nominative singular)
ઉમેદવારો (nominative plural)
ઉમેદવાર (oblique singular)
ઉમેદવારો (oblique plural)
ઉમેદવાર (singular vocative)
ઉમેદવારો (plural vocative)
ઉમેદવારે (instrumental singular)
ઉમેદવારોએ (instrumental plural)
ઉમેદવારે (locative singular)
ઉમેદવારોએ (locative plural)

candidate, contestant (in an election or examination etc.)


પટવારી

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પટવારી • (paṭvārī) m

gu-noun

પટવારી • (paṭvārī) m

/ˈpəʈ.ʋɑ.ɾi/

Borrowed from Hindustani پٹواری / पटवारी (paṭvārī).


તલાટી

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તલાટી • (talāṭī) m

gu-noun

તલાટી • (talāṭī) m


વિવાહ

head

વિવાહ • (vivāh) m

gu-noun

વિવાહ • (vivāh) m

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wi
Sanskrit वि- (vi-)
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *waȷ́ʰ-
Sanskrit वह् (vah)
Sanskrit वाह (vāha)
Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha)
Gujarati વિવાહ (vivāh)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha), from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāhá).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vivāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 691


કુંજડો

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કુંજડો • (kuñjḍo) m

gu-noun

કુંજડો • (kuñjḍo) m

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀚 (*kuṃja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit कुञ्ज (kuñja, “arbour”). Cognate with Hindi कुंजड़ा (kuñjṛā).

cog

Hindi कुंजड़ा (kuñjṛā)


ઇસ્માઇલી

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ઇસ્માઇલી • (ismāilī)

gu-noun

ઇસ્માઇલી • (ismāilī)

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيلِيّ (ʔismāʕīliyy).

bor+

إِسْمَاعِيلِيّ


જીજો

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જીજો • (jījo) m

gu-noun

જીજો • (jījo) m

jījo (romanization)
જીજો (nominative singular)
જીજા (nominative plural)
જીજાઓ (nominative plural)
જીજા (oblique singular)
જીજાઓ (oblique plural)
જીજા (singular vocative)
જીજાઓ (plural vocative)
જીજે (instrumental singular)
જીજાએ (instrumental plural)
જીજે (locative singular)
જીજે (locative plural)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*jījja).


કિસાન

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કિસાન • (kisān) m

gu-noun

કિસાન • (kisān) m

Borrowed from Hindustani کسان / किसान (kisān).


વાલમ

Inherited from Sanskrit वल्लभतम (vallabhatama). Cognate with Hindustani بالم / बालम (bālam).


પરિયા

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेत (préta, “ghost, dead person”). Doublet of પ્રેત (pret, “corpse, goblin, sprite”). Cognate with Sinhalese පේ (pē).

dbt

(genealogy) family tree; a book with the names of one's ancestors


બાશકીર

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બાશકીર • (bāśkīr) m

gu-noun

બાશકીર • (bāśkīr) m

Bashkir (member of the Bashkir Turkic people)


જાપાનીઝ

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જાપાનીઝ • (jāpānījh) n

gu-noun

જાપાનીઝ • (jāpānījh) n

Japanese (a person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry)


ગોલંદાજ

Borrowed from Classical Persian گولنداز (golandāz). The cricket sense is a semantic loan from English bowler.


બહુપતિત્વ

polygamy, the condition of a woman having more than one spouse


આપા

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આપા • (āpā) f

gu-noun

આપા • (āpā) f

Borrowed from Chagatai اپا (apa, “elder sister”), from Proto-Turkic *apa. Alternatively, perhaps from a feminine derivative of Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa, “father”).


ચિતારો

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ચિતારો • (citāro) m

gu-noun

ચિતારો • (citāro) m

citāro (romanization)
ચિતારો (nominative singular)
ચિતારા (nominative plural)
ચિતારાઓ (nominative plural)
ચિતારા (oblique singular)
ચિતારાઓ (oblique plural)
ચિતારા (singular vocative)
ચિતારાઓ (plural vocative)
ચિતારે (instrumental singular)
ચિતારાએ (instrumental plural)
ચિતારે (locative singular)
ચિતારે (locative plural)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀆𑀭 (cittaāra), from Sanskrit चित्रकार (citrakāra). Doublet of ચિત્રકાર (citrakār).


કાનૂગો

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કાનૂગો • (kānūgo) m

gu-noun

કાનૂગો • (kānūgo) m

kānūgo (romanization)
કાનૂગો (nominative singular)
કાનૂગા (nominative plural)
કાનૂગાઓ (nominative plural)
કાનૂગા (oblique singular)
કાનૂગાઓ (oblique plural)
કાનૂગા (singular vocative)
કાનૂગાઓ (plural vocative)
કાનૂગે (instrumental singular)
કાનૂગાએ (instrumental plural)
કાનૂગે (locative singular)
કાનૂગે (locative plural)

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَانُون گو (qānūn gō).


બ્રાહ્મણ

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બ્રાહ્મણ • (brāhmaṇ) m (feminine બ્રાહ્મણી)

brāhmaṇ (romanization)
બ્રાહ્મણી (feminine)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit બ્રાહ્મણ (brāhmaṇa). Doublet of બામણ (bāmaṇ).

lbor

brahmin (a member of preistly varna in Hindu society)

Central Hindi Directorate
gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ
hi:केन्द्रीय हिन्दी निदेशालय


ખલાસી

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ખલાસી • (khalāsī) m

gu-noun

ખલાસી • (khalāsī) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī), an alteration of خلاشی (xalāšī, “sailor”).


શાહ

અમિત અનિલચંદ્ર શાહ
amit anilcandra śāh
Amit Anil Chandra Shah


વહુ

vahu (romanization)
વહુ (nominative singular)
વહુઓ (nominative plural)
વહુ (oblique singular)
વહુઓ (oblique plural)
વહુ (singular vocative)
વહુઓ (plural vocative)
વહુ (instrumental singular)
વહુઓ (instrumental plural)
વહુએ (locative singular)
વહુઓએ (locative plural)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀽 (vahū), 𑀯𑀥𑀽 (vadhū), from Sanskrit વધૂ (vadhū́). Doublet of વધૂ (vadhū).
Cognates
Cognate with Bengali বউ (bou), Hindustani بَہُو / बहू (bahū), Marathi वहू (vahū), and Sindhi وَهۇ / वहू (vahū).

(by extension) bride; wife – the newly wedded wife in the family


પથિક

Borrowed from Sanskrit પથિક (pathika). Doublet of પઈ (paī).

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


સ્વર્ણકાર

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સ્વર્ણકાર • (svarṇakār) m

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સ્વર્ણકાર • (svarṇakār) m

/ˈsʋəɾ.ɳə.kɑɾ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर्णकार (svarṇakāra).


ચમાર

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀭 (cammāra), 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀆𑀭 (cammaāra), from Sanskrit चर्मकार (carmakāra).


સિપાઈ

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સિપાઈ • (sipāī) m

gu-noun

સિપાઈ • (sipāī) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī).


રંગલો

raṅglo (romanization)
રંગલી (feminine)
રંગલો (nominative singular)
રંગલા (nominative plural)
રંગલાઓ (nominative plural)
રંગલા (oblique singular)
રંગલાઓ (oblique plural)
રંગલા (singular vocative)
રંગલાઓ (plural vocative)
રંગલે (instrumental singular)
રંગલાએ (instrumental plural)
રંગલે (locative singular)
રંગલે (locative plural)

Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀭𑀁𑀕 (raṃga)
Gujarati રંગલો (raṅglo)
Probably inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀁𑀕 (raṃga, “theatre, dancing place”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit રઙ્ગ (raṅga, “dancing; stage”) (whence also રંગ (raṅg, “colour”)), from the root રઞ્જ્ (rañj, “to be dyed or coloured; to be pleased or delighted”). Compare New Sanskrit रङ्गल (raṅgala).

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કોઈ બીજાના ક્લોન ન બનો, કારણ કે ક્લોન એ રંગલો છે.

2023, Dr. Prateep V Philip, Fillipisms, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 368:

Don't be someone else's clone, because a clone is a clown

koī bījānā klon na bano, kāraṇ ke klon e raṅglo chě.

clown, buffoon, jester, joker (a court entertainer; someone who jests or jokes in dramas)


બહેનપણી

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બહેનપણી • (bahenpaṇī) f

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બહેનપણી • (bahenpaṇī) f

bahenpaṇī (romanization)
બહેનપણી (nominative singular)
બહેનપણીઓ (nominative plural)
બહેનપણી (oblique singular)
બહેનપણીઓ (oblique plural)
બહેનપણી (singular vocative)
બહેનપણીઓ (plural vocative)
બહેનપણી (instrumental singular)
બહેનપણીઓ (instrumental plural)
બહેનપણીએ (locative singular)
બહેનપણીઓએ (locative plural)

From બહેનપણું (bahenpaṇũ, “sisterhood”) + -ઈ (-ī).

suf

girlfriend (female friend of a woman or girl)


રંગારો

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રંગારો • (raṅgāro) m

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રંગારો • (raṅgāro) m

raṅgāro (romanization)
રંગારો (nominative singular)
રંગારા (nominative plural)
રંગારાઓ (nominative plural)
રંગારા (oblique singular)
રંગારાઓ (oblique plural)
રંગારા (singular vocative)
રંગારાઓ (plural vocative)
રંગારે (instrumental singular)
રંગારાએ (instrumental plural)
રંગારે (locative singular)
રંગારે (locative plural)

/ˈɾəŋ.ɡɑ.ɾo/

Etymology tree
Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga)
Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-der.
Sanskrit -कार (-kāra)
Sanskrit रङ्गकार (raṅgakāra)
Gujarati રંગારો (raṅgāro)
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀭𑀁𑀕𑀆𑀭 (*raṃgaāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit रङ्गकार (raṅgakāra).


અપરમાતા

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અપરમાતા • (aparmātā) f

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અપરમાતા • (aparmātā) f

aparmātā (romanization)
અપરમાતા (nominative singular)
અપરમાતાઓ (nominative plural)
અપરમાતા (oblique singular)
અપરમાતાઓ (oblique plural)
અપરમાતા (singular vocative)
અપરમાતાઓ (plural vocative)
અપરમાતા (instrumental singular)
અપરમાતાઓ (instrumental plural)
અપરમાતાએ (locative singular)
અપરમાતાઓએ (locative plural)

From અપર (apar, “other”) + માતા (mātā, “mother”).


ધાવણ

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ધાવણ • (dhāvaṇ) n

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ધાવણ • (dhāvaṇ) n

dhāvaṇ (romanization)
ધાવણ (nominative singular)
ધાવણો (nominative plural)
ધાવણ (oblique singular)
ધાવણો (oblique plural)
ધાવણ (singular vocative)
ધાવણો (plural vocative)
ધાવણે (instrumental singular)
ધાવણોએ (instrumental plural)
ધાવણે (locative singular)
ધાવણોએ (locative plural)

Derived from Sanskrit धापयते (dhāpáyatē).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhāpáyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 388


બાપુનગર

Named after Mahatma Gandhi, from બાપુ (bāpu, “endearing term for an elder male”) + -નગર (-nagar).

af

બાપુ<t:endearing term for an elder male>

Bapunagar (an eastern suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India).


સૂબેદાર

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સૂબેદાર • (sūbedār) f

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સૂબેદાર • (sūbedār) f

sūbedār (romanization)
સૂબેદાર (nominative singular)
સૂબેદારો (nominative plural)
સૂબેદાર (oblique singular)
સૂબેદારો (oblique plural)
સૂબેદાર (singular vocative)
સૂબેદારો (plural vocative)
સૂબેદારે (instrumental singular)
સૂબેદારોએ (instrumental plural)
સૂબેદારે (locative singular)
સૂબેદારોએ (locative plural)

Borrowed from Classical Persian صُوبَدَار (sūbadār).


કાકો

kāko (romanization)
કાકી (feminine)
કાકો (nominative singular)
કાકા (nominative plural)
કાકાઓ (nominative plural)
કાકા (oblique singular)
કાકાઓ (oblique plural)
કાકા (singular vocative)
કાકાઓ (plural vocative)
કાકે (instrumental singular)
કાકાએ (instrumental plural)
કાકે (locative singular)
કાકે (locative plural)

Inherited from Sanskrit काक्क (kākka), from Dravidian.

Coordinate term: માસી (māsī)

(by extension) uncle (any older unrelated male)


ધર્મપત્ની

dharmapatnī (romanization)
ધર્મપત્ની (nominative singular)
ધર્મપત્નીઓ (nominative plural)
ધર્મપત્ની (oblique singular)
ધર્મપત્નીઓ (oblique plural)
ધર્મપત્ની (singular vocative)
ધર્મપત્નીઓ (plural vocative)
ધર્મપત્ની (instrumental singular)
ધર્મપત્નીઓ (instrumental plural)
ધર્મપત્નીએ (locative singular)
ધર્મપત્નીઓએ (locative plural)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्मपत्नी (dharmapatnī). By surface analysis, ધર્મ (dharma) + પત્ની (patnī).

surf

A wife married lawfully or through religious rites.