ધંધો
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate with Hindustani دھندا / धंधा (dhandhā), Marathi धंदा (dhandā), Odia ଧନ୍ଦା (dhandā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱən.d̪ʱo/
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
ધંધો • (dhandho) m
- trade, business, occupation
- Synonym: કામ (kām)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ધંધો (dhandho) | ધંધા, ધંધાઓ (dhandhā, dhandhāo) |
| oblique | ધંધા (dhandhā) | ધંધાઓ (dhandhāo) |
| vocative | ધંધા (dhandhā) | ધંધાઓ (dhandhāo) |
| instrumental | ધંધે (dhandhe) | ધંધાએ (dhandhāe) |
| locative | ધંધે (dhandhe) | ધંધે (dhandhe) |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press