લાકડું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati लाकडउं (lākaḍaüṃ), from Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟 (lakkuḍa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *lakkuṭa. Cognate with Garhwali लाखड़ (lākhaṛ), Hindi लकड़ (lakaṛ), Marathi लाकूड (lākūḍ), and Punjabi ਲੱਕੜ (lakkaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑk.ɽũ/

Noun

લાકડું • (lākḍũ) n

1. wood
2. firewood
3. (figurative) hindrance, difficulty, obstacle

Synonyms

• (wood): કાષ્ઠ (kāṣṭh), દારુ (dāru)
• (firewood): બળતણ (baḷtaṇ), જળણ (jaḷṇa), ઇંધન (indhan), કાઠી (kāṭhī)
• (hindrance): આડખીલી (āḍakhīlī), મુશ્કેલી (muśkelī), નડતર (naḍtar)

Derived terms

• લાકડી (lākḍī)