ગિરજા

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • ગિર્જા (girjā)
  • ગીરજા (gīrjā)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
    Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)
    Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
    Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
    Latin ecclēsiaslbor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese igreja
    Portuguese igrejabor.
    Gujarati ગિરજા (girjā)

    From earlier ઇગરજી (igarjī), borrowed from Portuguese igreja. Doublet of કલીસા (kalīsā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ગિરજા • (girjā) n

    1. (Christianity) church
      Synonyms: દેવળ (devaḷ), ચર્ચ (carc)
      દર રવિવારે હું ગિરજામાં જાઉં છું.
      dar ravivāre hũ girjāmā̃ jāũ chũ.
      I go to church every Sunday.
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