અમદાવાદ

Gujarati

Etymology

Compound of અહમદ (ahamad, “Ahmed Shah I”) +‎ -આબાદ (-ābād, “placename suffix”). Compare Hindustani अहमदाबाद (ahamdābād) / اَحْمَد آباد (aḥmad ābād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəm.d̪ɑ.ʋɑd̪/

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• Rhymes: -ɑd̪
• Hyphenation: અમ‧દા‧વાદ

Proper noun

અમદાવાદ • (amadāvād) n

1. Ahmedabad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)

   Synonym: (historical) કર્ણાવતી (karṇāvtī)

Descendants

• → English: avadavat