સાડી

Gujarati

સાડી

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), from शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”). Doublet of શાલ (śāl). Cognate with Assamese শাৰী (xari), Bengali শাড়ি (śaṛi), Hindustani ساڑی (sāṛī) / साड़ी (sāṛī), Konkani साडी (sāḍī), Marathi साडी (sāḍī) and Sindhi ساڙهيِ / साढ़ी (sāṛhī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.ɽi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: સા‧ડી

Noun

સાડી • (sāḍī) f

1. (clothing) sari (traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent)

   Synonyms: સાલ્લો (sāllo), સાડલો (sāḍlo)

   • 2023 April 11, BBC Gujarati‎^[1]:

     સુરતમાં હજારો મહિલાઓ સાડી અને સ્પૉર્ટ્સ શૂઝ પહેરીને કેમ ચાલવા નીકળી?

     suratmā̃ hajāro mahilāo sāḍī ane spŏrṭs śūjh paherīne kem cālvā nīkaḷī?

     Why thousands of women in Surat came out and marched wearing sarees and sports shoes?

References

• “સાડી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Belsare, Malhar (1981) “સાડી”, in ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી [Etymological Gujarati-English Dictionary]‎^[2], Asian Educational Services, page 1137
• Edalji, Shapurji (1863) “સાડી”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English‎^[3], Atmaram Sagun, page 805
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śāṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press