જોવું

Gujarati

Etymology

A merging of two etymons.

  • Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀬𑀇 (joyaï), from Sanskrit द्योतते (dyótate, to shine).
  • Inherited from Sanskrit *योक्षति (*yokṣati, to ponder) (aorist अयोक्षीत् (ayokṣīt)). Cognate to Hindi जोहना (johnā, to look for).

Verb

જોવું • (jovũ)

  1. to see

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jovuṃ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press