ચાવવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀤𑀺 (*cavvadi), from Sanskrit चर्वति (cárvati). Cognate with Hindi चबाना (cabānā) and Marathi चावणे (ċāvṇe).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑʋ.ʋũ/

Verb

ચાવવું • (cāvvũ)

1. to chew

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cárvati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press