Torwali

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Etymology

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From late Old Indo-Aryan; compare Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*gāḍḍa), Sanskrit गान्त्री (gāntrī),[1][2] the feminine variant of गन्तृ (gántṛ).

Noun

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گاڑے (ɡaṛe)

  1. vehicle
    موٹر اے گاڑے ہوئی[3]moṭər e ɡaṛe hoiA car is a vehicle.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “gāṛī”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 5[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 5, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 340
  3. ^ Torwali, Zubair (2019) “گاڑے”, in Torwali Dictionary (Webonary) (in Torwali), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2020.

Further reading

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  • گاڑے”, in Inam Ullah Torwali-Urdu Dictionary (in Urdu), South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 2005
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gadda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 220