કુંભાર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭 (kuṃbhāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of કુંભકાર (kumbhkār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkum.bʱɑɾ/

Noun

કુંભાર • (kumbhār) m

1. potter
   • (Can we date this quote?), Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan, Bal Saurabh Book: Swaminarayan Varta Book‎^[1], Rajkot Gurukul, →ISBN:

     પણ સવારના જ્યાં બારી ઉઘાડી ત્યાં કુંભાર આંગણામાં ન દેખાયો.

     paṇ savārnā jyā̃ bārī ughāḍī tyā̃ kumbhār ā̃gaṇāmā̃ na dekhāyo.

     But the potter did not appear in the courtyard where the window was opened in the morning.

Adjective

કુંભાર • (kumbhār)

1. fool, uneducated

Further reading

• “કુંભાર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.