ઈંટ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ઈંટડી (ī̃ṭaḍī)
• ઈંટરડી (ī̃ṭarḍī)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā)

Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)

Middle Gujarati ईट

Gujarati ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa)

Inherited from Middle Gujarati ईट, from Prakrit ઇટ્ટા (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit ઇષ્ટા (iṣṭā), related to ઇષ્ટકા (íṣṭakā, “brick”).

Cognates

Cognate with Bengali ইট (iṭ), Hindustani اِین٘ٹ / ईंट (ī̃ṭ), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Odia ଇଟା (iṭā), and Punjabi ਇੱਟ / اِٹّ (īṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈĩʈ/
• Rhymes: -ĩʈ
• Hyphenation: ઈંટ

Noun

ઈંટ • (ī̃ṭ) f

1. brick

Further reading

More information

• “ઈંટ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “ઈંટ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “ઈંટ”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• “ઈંટ”, in गुजराती-हिंदी-अंग्रेज़ी त्रिभाषा कोश (gujrātī-hindī-aṅgrezī tribhāṣā koś) [Gujarati-Hindi-English Trilingual Dictionary] (in Hindi), volume 1, केंद्रीय हिंदी निदेशालय [Central Hindi Directorate], 1989, page 120