ગાડી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-), which Das derives from Sanskrit गान्त्री (gāntrī),[1] the feminine variant of गन्तृ (gantṛ), a compound of गम् (gam, "to go, move") +‎ -तृ (-tṛ), while Turner disagrees, and draws comparisons to Sanskrit गर्त (garta, “hole”) and/or Latin cathedra (“armchair”).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ગાડી • (gāḍī) f

  1. car, motorcar
    Synonyms: મોટર (moṭar), મોટરકાર (moṭarkār), મોટરગાડી (moṭargāḍī)
  2. truck, bus
  3. train
  4. railcar
  5. carriage
  6. cart
  • ગાડું (gāḍũ)

References
  1. Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “gāṛī”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gāḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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