જુહાર
Gujarati edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.ɦɑɾ/
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Odia ଜୁହାର (juharô) and Munda: Santali ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ (jôhar) and Mundari जोहार (johār).
Interjection edit
જુહાર • (juhār)
- a salutation; a greeting used by Adivasis and some other backward classes for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀳𑀸𑀭 (johāra), from Sanskrit ज्योत्कार (jyotkāra, “shout of acclamation”).
Interjection edit
જુહાર • (juhār)
- a salutation; a greeting used by Rajputs
Related terms edit
- જૌહર (jauhar)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyōtkāra-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press