કર્ણાવતી

Gujarati

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from કર્ણ (karṇ) +‎ -વતી (-vatī). Named after the ruler of the Chaulukya dynasty Karna I. Displaced by અમદાવાદ (amdāvād).

More information

For the Sanskritic compound, compare the placenames અમરાવતી (amarāvatī), પુષ્કલાવતી (puṣkalāvatī).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkəɾ.ɳɑ.ʋə.t̪i/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: કર્‧ણા‧વ‧તી, કર્ણા‧વ‧તી

Proper noun

કર્ણાવતી • (Karṇāvatī) f[1](historical or puristic)

  1. Karnavati (former name of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India)
    કર્ણાવતી મહાનગર ― karṇāvatī mahānagar ― Ahmedabad City

References

  1. ^ “કર્ણાવતી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
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