અખાડો
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀟𑀕 (akkhavāḍaga), from Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa, “wrestling-ground”). The sense “stage, platform” is a semantic loan from Hindustani اکھاڑا / अखाड़ा (akhāṛā). Cognate with Bengali আখড়া (akhoṛa), Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā), and Sindhi آکاڙو / आखाड़ो (ākhāṛo).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.kʰɑ.ɽɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: અ‧ખા‧ડો
Noun edit
અખાડો • (akhāḍo) m
- gymnasium
- (wrestling) wrestling-ground, arena
- Synonym: દંગલ (daṅgal)
- (military) battlefield
- Synonym: યુદ્ધભૂમિ (yuddhabhūmi)
- (art) stage; platform
- a gathering, assembly congregation
- (Hinduism) monastery of sadhus
Declension edit
| Declension of અખાડો | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| nominative | અખાડો (akhāḍo) | અખાડા (akhāḍā), અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo) |
| oblique | અખાડા (akhāḍā) | અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo) |
| vocative | અખાડા (akhāḍā) | અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo) |
| instrumental | અખાડે (akhāḍe) | અખાડાએ (akhāḍāe) |
| locative | અખાડે (akhāḍe) | અખાડે (akhāḍe) |