गुजरात

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑːt̪/, [ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾäːt̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā), from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, country of the Gurjaras), from गुर्जर (gurjara, Gurjaras).

Proper noun

गुजरात • (gujrāt) m (Urdu spelling گجرات)

  1. Gujarat (a state in western India; capital: Gandhinagar)
Declension

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (gujrāt) / گجرات, derived from the name of the Gujjars.

Proper noun

गुजरात • (gujrāt) m (Urdu spelling گجرات)

  1. Gujrat (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)
Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘕𑘨𑘰𑘝 (gujarāta), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā), from Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, country of the Gurjaras), from गुर्जर (gurjara, Gurjaras).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡud͡z.ɾat̪/

Proper noun

गुजरात • (guj̈rāt) m

  1. Gujarat (a state in western India)

References

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गुजरात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गुजरात”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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