દેખવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (dekkhadi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/), 𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati /⁠dakkhati⁠/), from Sanskrit *देक्षति (dekṣati), *दृक्षति (dṛkṣati), somehow related to the root दृश् (dṛś). Cognate with Bengali দেখা (dekha), Nepali देख्नु (dekhnu), Hindi देखना (dekhnā), Sinhalese දකිනවා (dakinawā).

etymological note

Turner suggests that -e- developed from analogy with Sanskrit प्रेक्षते (prekṣate, “to see”), which is from प्रेक्ष् (prekṣ, “to look, regard”), a compound of प्र- (pra-) + ईक्ष् (īkṣ, “to see, look”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

દેખવું • (dekhvũ)

1. (chiefly passive voice) to see, look, witness

   Synonym: જોવું (jovũ)

   મારાથી ઓલો દેખાયો જ નહીં

   mārāthī olo dekhāyo ja nahī̃

   I just wasn't able to see him.

Conjugation

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