ગિરજા

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • ગિર્જા (girjā), ગીરજા (gīrjā)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)
Ancient Greek ἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
Ancient Greek ἔκκλητος (ékklētos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
Latin ecclēsiaslbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese igreja
Portuguese igrejabor.
Hindi गिरजा (girjā)bor.
Gujarati ગિરજા

    Borrowed from Hindi गिरजा (girjā), borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἔκκλητος (ékklētos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Displaced ઇગરજી (igarjī)

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ગિરજા • (girjā) n (nonstandard, uncommon)

    1. (Christianity) church
      Synonyms: દેવળ (devaḷ), ચર્ચ (carc)

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