ઈંડું
See also: ઈંડા
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Gurjar Apabhramsa अंडउं (aṃḍaüṃ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀟 (aṃḍa), from Sanskrit अण्डम् (aṇḍam), nominative singular neuter of अण्ड (aṇḍa). Doublet of અંડ (aṇḍa, “testicle, ovum”). Cognate with Hindustani انڈا / अंडा (aṇḍā), Konkani अंडें (aṇḍẽ), Marathi अंडे (aṇḍe), Sindhi آنو / आनो (āno).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈiɳ.ɖũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ઈં‧ડું
Noun edit
ઈંડું • (īṇḍũ) n
- egg, an organic vessel grown by birds, reptiles, insects, and other animals
- Synonym: બેદું (bedũ)
- (architecture) a stone kalasha-shaped on the top or spire of a temple
Declension edit
| Declension of ઈંડું | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| nominative | ઈંડું (ī̃ḍũ) | ઈંડાં (ī̃ḍā̃), ઈંડાંઓ (ī̃ḍā̃o) |
| oblique | ઈંડા (ī̃ḍā) | ઈંડાંઓ (ī̃ḍā̃o) |
| vocative | ઈંડા (ī̃ḍā) | ઈંડાંઓ (ī̃ḍā̃o) |
| instrumental | ઈંડે (ī̃ḍe) | ઈંડાંએ (ī̃ḍā̃e) |
| locative | ઈંડે (ī̃ḍe) | ઈંડે (ī̃ḍe) |
Derived terms edit
- તળેલું ઈંડું (taḷelũ ī̃ḍũ)
- બાફેલું ઈંડું (bāphelũ ī̃ḍũ)