ઘડિયાળી
Gujarati
Etymology
Etymology tree
From ઘડિયાળ (ghaṛiyāḷ) + -ઈ (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡʱə.ɖi.jɑ.ɭi/, [ˈɡʱə.ɽi.jɑ.ɭi]
- (Parsi) IPA(key): [ˈɡʱə.ɾi.jɑ.li]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ઘ‧ડિ‧યા‧ળી
Proper noun
ઘડિયાળી • (ghaṛiyāḷī) m
- a surname, Ghadiali, Ghadialy, or Ghadiyali, originating as an occupation; variant form ઘડિયાલી (ghaḍiyālī)
Noun
ઘડિયાળી • (ghaṛiyāḷī) m
- clockmaker, watchmaker, horologist
- (historical) a man who announces the time either by striking the hours on a gong or by calling out.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ઘડિયાળી (ghaḍiyāḷī) | ઘડિયાળીઓ (ghaḍiyāḷīo) |
| oblique | ઘડિયાળી (ghaḍiyāḷī) | ઘડિયાળીઓ (ghaḍiyāḷīo) |
| vocative | ઘડિયાળી (ghaḍiyāḷī) | ઘડિયાળીઓ (ghaḍiyāḷīo) |
| instrumental | ઘડિયાળી (ghaḍiyāḷī) | ઘડિયાળીઓ (ghaḍiyāḷīo) |
| locative | ઘડિયાળીએ (ghaḍiyāḷīe) | ઘડિયાળીઓએ (ghaḍiyāḷīoe) |
Further reading
- “ઘડિયાળી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.