ઉદજન

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उदन् (udan, “water”) +‎ जन (jana, “producing, creating”), a calque of English hydrogen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈu.d̪ə.d͡ʒən/

Noun

ઉદજન • (udajan) n

1. (neologism) hydrogen [from 19th c.]

   Synonym: હાઈડ્રોજન (hāīḍrojan)

Kachchi

Etymology

From Sanskrit उद (uda, “water”) +‎ Sanskrit जन (jana, “generating”), modeled after Hindi उदजन (udjan), itself a Calque of French hydrogène, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + γεννάω (gennáō, “I bring forth”).

Noun

ઉદજન (udjan)

1. hydrogen