ઈંટ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • ઈંટડી (ī̃ṭaḍī)
  • ઈંટરડી (ī̃ṭarḍī)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā)
    Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
    Middle Gujarati ईट
    Gujarati ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa)

    Inherited from Middle Gujarati ईट, from Prakrit ઇટ્ટા (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit ઇષ્ટા (iṣṭā), related to ઇષ્ટકા (íṣṭakā, “brick”).[1]

    Cognates

    Bengali ইট (iṭ), Hindustani اِین٘ٹ / ईंट (ī̃ṭ), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Odia ଇଟା (iṭā), Punjabi ਇੱਟ / اِٹّ (īṭṭ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ઈંટ • (ī̃ṭ) f

    1. brick

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press: “G. ĩṭⁱ f.”

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