ગાડી
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī). Cognate with Bengali গাড়ি (gaṛi), Hindustani گاڑی / गाड़ी (gāṛī), Kachchi ગાડી (gāḍī), Marathi गाडी (gāḍī), Punjabi گَڈّی / ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī), Sindhi گاڏو (gāḍ̠o).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.ɽi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ગા‧ડી
Noun
ગાડી • (gāḍī) f
- car
- ગાડીમાં જગ્યા હોય તો મને લઈ જશે?
- gāḍīmā̃ jagyā hoy to mane laī jaśe?
- If there is room in the car, will you take me?
- carriage, wagon, cart
- any four-wheeled motor vehicle (bus, truck)
- any railed vehicle (train, tram)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ગાડી (gāḍī) | ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo) |
| oblique | ગાડી (gāḍī) | ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo) |
| vocative | ગાડી (gāḍī) | ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo) |
| instrumental | ગાડી (gāḍī) | ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo) |
| locative | ગાડીએ (gāḍīe) | ગાડીઓએ (gāḍīoe) |
Related terms
- ગાડું (gāḍũ)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gāḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 220
Further reading
- “ગાડી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.