ઊંટ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras. Doublet of શુતર (śutar) and ઉષ્ટ્ર (uṣṭra). Cognate with Hindustani اونٹ / ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) and Sindhi اُٺُ (uṭhu)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈũʈ/
- Rhymes: -ũʈ
- Hyphenation: ઊંટ
Declension
| Declension of ઊંટ | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| 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) |
Related terms
- ઊંટડો (ū̃ṭaḍo)
See also
| 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
- “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
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