પારેવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀯𑀬 (pārevaya), from Sanskrit पारावत (pā́rāvata, “remote, distant”), a compound of परा (parā, “distant”) + -वत् (-vat). Doublet of પારાવત (pārāvat).
Cognates include Assamese পাৰ (par), Bengali পায়রা (paẏora), Hindi परेवा (parevā), Kachchi પારેવો (pārevo), Kamta পাৰো (parü), Maithili परवा (parᵊvā), Marathi पारवा (pārvā), Nepali परेवा (parewā), Odia ପାରା (pārā), and Sinhalese පරවියා (parawiyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.ɾeː.ʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ʋũ
• Hyphenation: પા‧રે‧વું

Noun

પારેવું • (pārevũ) n (masculine પારેવો, feminine પારેવી)

1. pigeon, dove

   Synonyms: કબૂતર (kabūtar), કપોત (kapot)

Further reading

• “પારેવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pā́rāvata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 457