ઈંધણ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ઈંધણું (ĩdhṇũ)
• એંધણાં n pl (endhaṇā̃ /⁠ễdhṇā̃⁠/) — North Gujarat

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Gujarati ईधन (īdhana), from Prakrit 𑀇𑀁𑀥𑀡 (iṃdhaṇa), from Sanskrit इन्धन (indhana, “lighting, kindling, fuel”). Doublet of ઇંધન (indhan). Cognate with Hindustani اِینْدَھن (īndhan) / ईंधन (īndhan) and Marwari ईंधण (īndhaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d̪ʱəɳ/
• Rhymes: -əɳ
• Hyphenation: ઈં‧ધણ

Noun

ઈંધણ • (ī̃dhaṇ) n

1. firewood, fuel

   Synonyms: જળણ (jaḷṇa), બળતણ (baḷtaṇ)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “indhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71
• जयंत कोठारी [Jayant Kothari] (1995) “ઈંધણ”, in मध्यकालीन गुजराती शब्दकोश [Mediaeval Gujarati Dictionary], लालभाई दलपतभाईनो वंडो, पानकोरनाका, अहमदावाद ३८० ००१ [Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Road, Pankornaka, Ahmedabad 380 001]: कलिकालसर्वज्ञ श्री हेमचन्द्राचार्य नवम जन्मशताब्दी स्मृति संस्कार शिक्षण निधि [Kalikāla-Sarvajña Śrī Hemacandrācārya Navama Janma-Śatābdī Smṛti Saṃskāra Śikṣaṇa Nidhi].