સૂવર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Gurjara Apabhramsa *सूअर (*sūara) from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀕𑀭 (sūgara),, from Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHkarás, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂kéh₂ (“pig, swine”). Doublet of સૂકર (sūkar). Cognate with Bengali শুয়োর (śuẏōr), Hindustani سؤر / सूअर (sūar), Sindhi سُوَرُ (suvaru).

Pronunciation

Noun

સૂવર • (sūvar) n

  1. pig, boar, swine
    Synonyms: ભૂંડ (bhū̃ḍ), ડુક્કર (ḍukkar)

Descendants

  • → Dhivehi: ސުވަރު (suvaru)
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