ગામ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati गाम (gāma), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)grā́mas. Doublet of ગ્રામ (grām). Cognate with Marwari गांम (gā̃m), Punjabi گراں / ਗਰਾਂ (garā̃), Romani gav, Sindhi گانؤُ (gā̃u).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑm/
- Rhymes: -ɑm
- Hyphenation: ગામ
Noun
ગામ • (gām) n
- village
- (figurative) birthplace
- Synonym: વતન (vatan)
Derived terms
- ગામઠાણ (gāmṭhāṇ, “village premises”)
- ગામડિયું (gāmḍiyũ, “rustic”)
- ગામડિયો (gāmḍiyo, “villager”)
- ગામડી (gāmḍī, “small village (spoken with contempt)”)
- ગામડું (gāmḍũ, “small village”)
- પરગામ (pargām, “another village”)
Kachchi
Etymology
From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)grā́mas.
Noun
ગામ (gām)