આંચળ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀘𑀮 (aṃcala), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Doublet of અંચલ (añcal). Cognates include Assamese and Bengali আঁচল (ãcol), Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and Braj आँचर (ā̃car), Hindustani آنچل / आँचल (ā̃cal), Marathi आंचूळ (āñcūḷ), Odia ଅଞ୍ଚଳା (añcaḷā), Sinhalese අසලා (asalā).

Pronunciation

Noun

આંચળ • (ā̃caḷm

  1. (anatomy) teat; udder
    Synonym: આઉ (āu)

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