વીજળી
Gujarati edit
Alternative forms edit
- વીજ (vīj)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) + लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”); regarding the semantics, the shape of the lightning can be compared to that of a creeper.[1][2] Doublet of વિદ્યુત (vidyut). Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Hindustani بجلی / बिजली (bijlī), Nepali बिजुली (bijulī), Odia ବିଜୁଳି (bijuḷi), Punjabi ਬਿਜਲੀ (bijlī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʋi.d͡ʒə.ɭi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: વી‧જ‧ળી
Noun edit
વીજળી • (vījaḷī) f
- lightning
- Synonym: વિદ્યુત (vidyut)
- electricity
References edit
- “વીજળી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass.
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press