વહાણ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀡 (vāhaṇa), from Sanskrit वाहन (vā́hana). Cognate with Marathi वहाण (vahāṇ), Nepali बहना (bahanā), Odia ବାହାଣ (bāhāṇa), Punjabi واہن / ਵਾਹਣ (vāhaṇ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʋə.ɦɑɳ/
- Rhymes: -ɑɳ
- Hyphenation: વ‧હાણ
Noun
વહાણ • (vahāṇ) n
- (nautical) ship, vessel
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:વહાણ
Derived terms
- વહાણખેડ (vahāṇkheḍ, “navigation”)
- વહાણવટી (vahāṇavṭī, “sailor”)
- વહાણવટું (vahāṇavṭũ, “navigation”)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vā́hana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 677