ઘુવડ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀽𑀅 (ghūa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit ઘૂક (ghūka), from Dravidian. Doublet of ઘૂક (ghūk). Cognate to Marathi घुबड (ghubaḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱu.ʋəɖ/
• Hyphenation: ઘુ‧વડ
• Rhymes: -əɖ

Noun

ઘુવડ • (ghuvaḍ) m or n

1. owl

Further reading

• “ઘુવડ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghūka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 243