ઊંટ
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras. Doublet of શુતર (śutar) and ઉષ્ટ્ર (uṣṭra). Cognate with Hindustani اونٹ / ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) and Sindhi اُٺُ (uṭhu)
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈũʈ/
- Rhymes: -ũʈ
- Hyphenation: ઊંટ
Noun edit
ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭ) n
Declension edit
Declension of ઊંટ | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo) |
oblique | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo) |
vocative | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo) |
instrumental | ઊંટે (ū̃ṭe) | ઊંટોએ (ū̃ṭoe) |
locative | ઊંટે (ū̃ṭe) | ઊંટોએ (ū̃ṭoe) |
Noun edit
ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭ) m
- (chess) bishop
- (figuratively) fool
- (figuratively) a tall man
Related terms edit
- ઊંટડો (ū̃ṭaḍo)
See also edit
Chess pieces in Gujarati · શેતરંજનાં મોહરાં (śetrañjnā̃ mohrā̃) (layout · text) | |||||
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રાજા (rājā) | વજીર (vajīr) | હાથી (hāthī) | ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) | ઘોડો (ghoḍo) | પ્યાદું (pyādũ) |
References edit
- “ઊંટ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 112