અંગૂઠો

See also: અંગૂઠા and અંગૂઠે

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṃguṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hangúštʰas (“thumb, big toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“joint”). Doublet of અંગુશ્ત (aṅguśt). Cognate with Hindustani अंगूठा / انگوٹھا (aṅgūṭhā), Marathi अंगठा (aṅgṭhā), Punjabi ਅੰਗੂਠਾ (aṅgūṭhā), and Rajasthani अंगुठौ (aṅguṭhau).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈəŋ.ɡuʈʰɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: અં‧ગૂઠો

Noun

અંગૂઠો • (aṅgūṭho) m (anatomy)

1. thumb

   Synonym: અંગુશ્ત (aṅguśt)

   મારો અંગૂઠો દુખે છે। ― māro aṅgūṭho dukhe che. ― my thumb hurts.

2. hallux, big toe

Declension

Declension of અંગૂઠો
	Singular	Plural
nominative	અંગૂઠો (aṅgūṭho)	અંગૂઠા (aṅgūṭhā), અંગૂઠાઓ (aṅgūṭhāo)
oblique	અંગૂઠા (aṅgūṭhā)	અંગૂઠાઓ (aṅgūṭhāo)
vocative	અંગૂઠા (aṅgūṭhā)	અંગૂઠાઓ (aṅgūṭhāo)
instrumental	અંગૂઠે (aṅgūṭhe)	અંગૂઠાએ (aṅgūṭhāe)
locative	અંગૂઠે (aṅgūṭhe)	અંગૂઠે (aṅgūṭhe)

References

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