અપ્સરા
Gujarati
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈəp.sə.ɾɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
Noun
અપ્સરા • (apsarā) f
- apsara (a class of nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)
- (figurative, by extension) an incredibly beautiful woman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| oblique | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| vocative | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| instrumental | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| locative | અપ્સરાએ (apsarāe) | અપ્સરાઓએ (apsarāoe) |
See also
- હૂર (hūr)
Further reading
- “અપ્સરા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.