અળસી
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- અળશી (aḷśī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀲𑀻 (alasī) (-l- < -t- may have occurded due to Northwestern Indo-Aryan influence), from Sanskrit अतसी (atasī́).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈəɭ.si/
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
અળસી • (aḷsī) f
- flax, linseed (the plant or fibers of Linum usitatissimum)
- Synonym: કતાન (katān)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | અળસી (aḷsī) | અળસીઓ (aḷsīo) |
| oblique | અળસી (aḷsī) | અળસીઓ (aḷsīo) |
| vocative | અળસી (aḷsī) | અળસીઓ (aḷsīo) |
| instrumental | અળસી (aḷsī) | અળસીઓ (aḷsīo) |
| locative | અળસીએ (aḷsīe) | અળસીઓએ (aḷsīoe) |
Derived terms
- અળસિયું (aḷsiyũ)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “atasī́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 11