Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati दीधउं (dīdhaüṃ), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (*diddha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Western Indo-Aryan cognates include Marwari दीधौ (dīdhau) and Malvi दीदो (dīdo), दीधो (dīdho). Early New Indo-Aryan cognates include Old Hindi दीधौ (dīdhau) and Old Marathi 𑘟𑘲𑘠𑘩𑘹𑘽 (dīdhaleṃ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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દીધું (dīdhũ)

  1. past of દેવું (devũ), used as an auxiliary
    નાખી દીધુંnākhī dīdhũ.I threw it out.
    આપી દીધુંāpī dīdhũ.I gave it.
    ભરી દીધુંbharī dīdhũ.I filled it.
    બોલી દીધુંbolī dīdhũ.I said it.

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