વીજળી

Gujarati

Alternative forms

વીજ (vīj)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) +‎ लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”); regarding the semantics, the shape of the lightning can be compared to that of a creeper.[1][2] Doublet of વિદ્યુત (vidyut). Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Hindustani بجلی / बिजली (bijlī), Nepali बिजुली (bijulī), Odia ବିଜୁଳି (bijuḷi), Punjabi ਬਿਜਲੀ (bijlī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.d͡ʒə.ɭi/
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: વી‧જ‧ળી

Noun

વીજળી • (vījaḷī) f

lightning
Synonym: વિદ્યુત (vidyut)
electricity

References

“વીજળી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.

Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages‎, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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