વાઘ

Gujarati
વાઘ (vāgh, “tiger”)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *vyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás. Doublet of વ્યાઘ્ર (vyāghra). Cognate with Bengali বাঘ (bagh), Hindustani باگھ (bāgh) / बाघ (bāgh), Marathi वाघ (vāgh), Punjabi باگھ / ਬਾਘ (bāgh).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑɡʱ/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈʋa̤ɣ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡʱ
  • Hyphenation: વાઘ

Noun

વાઘ • (vāgh) m (feminine વાઘણ)

  1. tiger
    Synonyms: શાર્દૂલ (śārdūl), શેર (śer)
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