લોહ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳 (loha), from Sanskrit लोह (lōhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawdʰás (“red metal; copper, brass”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós (“red thing”), from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Cognate with Sindhi لوهه / लोहु (lohu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈloʱ/
• Rhymes: -oʱ
• Hyphenation: લોહ

Noun

લોહ • (loh) m

1. iron (Fe)
2. (figuratively) a sword

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lōhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 650