જળઘોડો

Gujarati

જળઘોડો

Etymology

Partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, literally “river horse”): જળ (jaḷ, “water”) +‎ ઘોડો (ghoḍo, “horse”). Compare Hindi दरियाई घोड़ा (dariyāī ghoṛā, literally “horse of the river”) and Bengali জলহস্তী (jolohosti, literally “water elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒə.ɭɡʱo.ɖo/

Noun

જળઘોડો • (jaḷghoḍo) m

1. hippopotamus

   Synonym: હિપોપોટેમસ (hipopoṭemas)