તીતર

Gujarati

તીતર (tītar, “francolin”)

Alternative forms

• તેતર (tetar)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀭 (tittira), from Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittira), from Proto-Indo-European *teter (“grouse”). Cognate with Bengali তিতির (titir), Hindi तीतर (tītar), Marathi तितर (titar) and Marwari तीतर (tītar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪i.t̪əɾ/

Noun

તીતર • (tītar) m

1. partridge, francolin

   Synonym: દુર્રાજ (durrāj)