નેહ
Gujarati edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (ṇeha, “affection, love”), from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), from the root स्निह् (snih), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Perhaps, the semantic shift occurred as follows: "snow" > "wet, viscid snow" > "viscid substance" > "(physical) attachment" > "affection (emotional attachment)", or possibly there was a comparison of snow with semen, which is similarly whitish and viscid, and thus, by extension, with sexual attachment and love. Doublet of સ્નેહ (sneh).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈneːʱ/
Noun edit
નેહ • (neh) m