પડોશ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • પડોસ (paḍos)
  • પાડોશ (pāḍoś)from प्रातिवेश्य (prātiveśya)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀏𑀲 (paesa), from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश (prativeśa). Doublet of પ્રતિવેશ (prativeś). Cognate with Hindustani پڑوس / पड़ोस (paṛos), Kamkata-viri پُشوُ (pušū), and Marathi पडोस (paḍos).

Pronunciation

Noun

પડોશ • (paḍośm

  1. neighbourhood (UK), neighborhood (US), vicinity (area nearby)

Derived terms

  • પડોશણ (paḍośaṇ, neighbour)
  • પડોશી (paḍośī, neighbour)

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