Gujarati

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Etymology

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Gujarati verb set
જળવું (jaḷvũ)
જાળવું (jāḷvũ)
જળાવવું (jaḷāvvũ)

First attested in 1200–1350[1] as Old Gujarati जलिवउं (jalivaüṃ), inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (jalaï), from Sanskrit જ્વલતિ (jválati).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəɭ.ʋũ/
  • Hyphenation: જળ‧વું
  • Rhymes:

Verb

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જળવું (jaḷvũ) (intransitive)

  1. to burn
    Synonyms: બળવું (baḷvũ), સળગવું (saḷgavũ)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ जयंत कोठारी [Jayant Kothari] (1995) “जल-”, in मध्यकालीन गुजराती शब्दकोश [Mediaeval Gujarati Dictionary], लालभाई दलपतभाईनो वंडो, पानकोरनाका, अहमदावाद ३८० ००१ [Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Road, Pankornaka, Ahmedabad 380 001]: कलिकालसर्वज्ञ श्री हेमचन्द्राचार्य नवम जन्मशताब्दी स्मृति संस्कार शिक्षण निधि [Kalikāla-Sarvajña Śrī Hemacandrācārya Navama Janma-Śatābdī Smṛti Saṃskāra Śikṣaṇa Nidhi], page 190, column 1.

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