ધોળું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati धउलउ (dhaülaü), from Prakrit 𑀥𑀯𑀮 (dhavala), from Sanskrit धवल (dhavalá).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱɔ.ɭũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ધો‧ળું
Adjective
ધોળું • (dhoḷũ)
Declension
| 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
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhavalá2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387
Further reading
- “ધોળું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.