ઘાસ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઘાંસ (ghā̃s)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲 (ghāsa), from Sanskrit घास (ghāsá, “food; pasture grass”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡʱɑs/
- Rhymes: -ɑs
Noun
ઘાસ • (ghās) n
- grass
- Synonyms: ખડ (khaḍ), તૃણ (tŕṇ)
- fodder
- Synonym: ચારો (cāro)
- mouthful, morsel; bite (of food)
- Synonym: કોળિયો (koḷiyo)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 241