ડાય્હ્યું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दास (dāsa). Cognate with Saraiki ݙاہ (ḏāh), Sindhi ڏاهو (ḍ̠āho).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɖɑj.ɦjũ/, [ˈɖɑj.jũ]
- Rhymes: -ũ
Adjective
ડાય્હ્યું • (ḍāyhyũ)
Declension
| singular | plural | locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oblique/vocative/ instrumental | |||||
| masculine | ડાય્હ્યો (ḍāyhyo) | ડાય્હ્યા (ḍāyhyā) | ડાય્હ્યા (ḍāyhyā) | ડાય્હ્યે (ḍāyhye) | ||
| neuter | ડાય્હ્યું (ḍāyhyũ) | ડાય્હ્યા (ḍāyhyā) | ડાય્હ્યાં (ḍāyhyā̃) | ડાય્હ્યે (ḍāyhye) | ||
| feminine | ડાય્હ્યી (ḍāyhyī) | ડાય્હ્યી (ḍāyhyī) | ડાય્હ્યી (ḍāyhyī) | — | ||
If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.
Derived terms
- દોઢડાય્હ્યું (doḍhḍāyhyũ, “wiseass”, adjective)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāsa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 361
Further reading
- “ડાય્હ્યું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.