સૂવર

Gujarati

સૂવર

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀕𑀭 (sūgara), *𑀲𑀽𑀅𑀭 (*sūara), from Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHkarás, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂kéh₂ (“pig, swine”). Doublet of સૂકર (sūkar). Cognate with Bengali শুয়োর (śuẏōr), Hindustani سؤر / सूअर (sūar), and Sindhi سُوَرُ (suvaru).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ʋəɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: સૂ‧વર

Noun

સૂવર • (sūvar) n

1. pig, boar, swine

Descendants

• → Dhivehi: ސުވަރު (suvaru)