Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati लेवउं (levaüṃ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ledi), adapted from 𑀮𑀳𑁂𑀤𑀺 (lahedi) by analogy with 𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 (dedi, give), 𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ṇedi, take), from Sanskrit लभते (labhate), from Proto-Indo-European *lebʰ- (to take, seize).

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Verb

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લેવું (levũ)

  1. to take