ગાડી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-), which Das derives from Sanskrit गान्त्री (gāntrī), the feminine variant of गन्तृ (gantṛ), a compound of गम् (gam, "to go, move") +‎ -तृ (-tṛ), while Turner disagrees, and draws comparisons to Sanskrit गर्त (garta, “hole”) and/or Latin cathedra (“armchair”).

Cognates

Cognates include Assamese গাড়ী (gari), Bengali গাড়ি (gaṛi), Hindustani گاڑی / गाड़ी (gāṛī), Kachchi ગાડી (gāḍī), Kashmiri گٔڈؠ (gạḍ'), Marathi गाडी (gāḍī), Nepali गाडि (gāḍi), Odia ଗାଡ଼ି (gāṛi), Punjabi گڈّی / ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī), Sindhi گاڏو (gāḍ̠o), Sinhalese ගැළ (gæḷa), and Torwali گاڑے (ɡaṛe).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.ɽi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ગા‧ડી

Noun

ગાડી • (gāḍī) f

1. car, motorcar

   Synonyms: મોટર (moṭar), મોટરકાર (moṭarkār), મોટરગાડી (moṭargāḍī)

2. truck
3. bus

   Synonym: બસ (bas)

4. train
5. railcar
6. carriage
7. cart

Declension

Declension of ગાડી
	singular	plural
nominative	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
oblique	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
vocative	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
instrumental	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
locative	ગાડીએ (gāḍīe)	ગાડીઓએ (gāḍīoe)

Related terms

• ગાડું (gāḍũ)