વાઘ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *vyāgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás. Doublet of વ્યાઘ્ર (vyāghra). Cognate with Bengali বাঘ (bagh), Hindustani باگھ (bāgh) / बाघ (bāgh), Marathi वाघ (vāgh), Punjabi باگھ / ਬਾਘ (bāgh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑɡʱ/, [ˈʋa̤ɣ]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡʱ
- Hyphenation: વાઘ
Noun
વાઘ • (vāgh) m (feminine વાઘણ)
- tiger
- Synonyms: શાર્દૂલ (śārdūl), શેર (śer)