ઇલીષ
Gujarati
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Sanskrit इलीश (ilīśa), इलीष (ilīṣa), a compound of इल् (il, “to go, move”) + ईश (īśa, “lord, master, chief”), literally meaning "the chief of those which move (in water)", referring to the perceived taste of the fish.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɪ.liʂ/
- Rhymes: -iʂ
Noun
editઇલીષ • (ilīṣ) f
Further reading
edit- “ઇલીષ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Belsare, Malhar (1981) “ઇલીષ”, in ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી [Etymological Gujarati-English Dictionary][1], Asian Educational Services, page 181