કેસરી

Gujarati

Etymology

From કેસર (kesar, “saffron”) +‎ -ઈ (-ī).

Adjective

કેસરી • (kesrī)

  1. resembling, pertaining to, or containing saffron
  2. of the color of saffron, a bright orange
    Synonym: કેસરિયું (kesriyũ)
    1. (by extension) joyous, merry, gay, happy, jubilant

Noun

કેસરી • (kesrī) m

  1. (poetic) lion
    • 1928, ઝવેરચંદ કાળીદાસ મેઘાણી, “ચારણ-કન્યા”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      ગીરકાંઠાનો કેસરી ગરજે
      ઐરાવત કુળનો અરિ ગરજે
      gīrkā̃ṭhāno kesrī garje
      airāvat kuḷno ari garje
      the lion from the edge of Gir roars
      the foe of the elephant-clan roars
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