વાઘ

Gujarati

વાઘ (vāgh, “tiger”)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *vyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás. Doublet of વ્યાઘ્ર (vyāghra). Cognate with Bengali বাঘ (bagh), Hindustani باگھ (bāgh) / बाघ (bāgh), Marathi वाघ (vāgh), Punjabi باگھ / ਬਾਘ (bāgh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑɡʱ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʋa̤ɣ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɡʱ
• Hyphenation: વાઘ

Noun

વાઘ • (vāgh) m (feminine વાઘણ)

1. tiger

   Synonyms: શાર્દૂલ (śārdūl), શેર (śer)