ખજૂર
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀽𑀭 (khajjūra), from Sanskrit खर्जूर (kharjū́ra). Cognate with Bengali খেজুর (khejur), Dhivehi ކަދުރު (kaduru), Hindustani खजूर / کَھجُور (khajūr), Marwari and Mewari खजूर (khajūr).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkʰə.d͡ʒuɾ/
- Rhymes: -uɾ
- Hyphenation: ખ‧જૂર
Noun
ખજૂર • (khajūr) n
- date
- Synonym: ખુરમો (khurmo)
- date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
- Synonym: ખજૂરી (khajūrī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharjūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29
Further reading
- “ખજૂર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.