વરસવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati वरसइ (varasaï), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲𑀇 (varisaï), from Sanskrit वर्षति (varṣati).

Cognates

Cognate with Hindustani برسنا / बरसना (barasnā), Odia ବରଷିବା (baraṣibā), and Romani briśind.

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.ɾəs.ʋũ/
Hyphenation: વ‧રસ‧વું
Rhymes: -ũ

Verb

વરસવું • (varasvũ)

to rain

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 665
“વરસવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.