લિંબુ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- લીંબુ (līmbu)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū), of Austroasiatic origin. Cognate with Hindi लींबू (līmbū), Sindhi لِيمو (līmo), Marathi लिंबू (limbū).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈlim.bu/
Noun
લિંબુ • (limbu) n
Descendants
- →? Dhivehi: ލިނބޯ (liᵐbō)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nimbū-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 413
Further reading
- “લિંબુ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.