ધોળું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati धउलउ (dhaülaü), from Prakrit 𑀥𑀯𑀮 (dhavala), from Sanskrit धवल (dhavalá).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

ધોળું • (dhoḷũ)

  1. white; pale
  2. clean
  3. bland, faded

Declension

Declension of ધોળું
singular plural locative
nominative oblique/vocative/
instrumental
masculine ધોળો (dhoḷo) ધોળા (dhoḷā) ધોળા (dhoḷā) ધોળે (dhoḷe)
neuter ધોળું (dhoḷũ) ધોળા (dhoḷā) ધોળાં (dhoḷā̃) ધોળે (dhoḷe)
feminine ધોળી (dhoḷī) ધોળી (dhoḷī) ધોળી (dhoḷī)

If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhavalá2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387

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