ચાવી
Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese chave.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑ.ʋi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ચા‧વી
Noun
ચાવી • (cāvī) f
- key (object that opens and closes a lock)
- Synonym: કૂંચી (kū̃cī)
- તમારી પાસે મારી ચાવી છે? ― tamārī pāse mārī cāvī che? ― Do you have my keys?
- key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)
- any of several tools designed to turn screws, bolts, nuts, etc., especially a spanner
- (music) tuning lever; tuning wrench; hammer (tool used to tune certain stringed instruments, especially a sitar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ચાવી (cāvī) | ચાવીઓ (cāvīo) |
| oblique | ચાવી (cāvī) | ચાવીઓ (cāvīo) |
| vocative | ચાવી (cāvī) | ચાવીઓ (cāvīo) |
| instrumental | ચાવી (cāvī) | ચાવીઓ (cāvīo) |
| locative | ચાવીએ (cāvīe) | ચાવીઓએ (cāvīoe) |
Descendants
Kachchi
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati ચાવી (cāvī).
Noun
ચાવી (cāvī) f
- key (object that opens and closes a lock)
- Synonym: કૂંજી (kū̃jī)
- 2019, “Judges 3:25”, in Indian Standard Version (ISV) Kacchi, Bridge Connectivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd., accessed at vachanonline.com:
- ઉ ચાવી ગેન્યા ને ધરવાજા ખોલ્યા.
- u cāvī genyā ne dharvājā kholyā.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)