Saurashtra

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/, /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra, “Saurashtra”) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra, “Saurashtra”), from सु- (su-, “good”) +‎ राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

Alternative forms
  • Saurastra

Proper noun

Saurashtra

  1. Saurashtra (a region of Gujarat, India)
  2. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).

Alternative forms

Noun

Saurashtra (plural Saurashtras or Saurashtra)

  1. One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.

Proper noun

Saurashtra

  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.
See also
  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Saurashtra terms
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