ઝંડો
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઝુંડો (jhuṇḍo)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀥𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*dhajjaṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *ध्वजदण्ड (*dhvajadaṇḍa, “flagstaff”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʱəɳ.ɖo/
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
ઝંડો • (jhaṇḍo) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ઝંડો (jhaṇḍo) | ઝંડા, ઝંડાઓ (jhaṇḍā, jhaṇḍāo) |
| oblique | ઝંડા (jhaṇḍā) | ઝંડાઓ (jhaṇḍāo) |
| vocative | ઝંડા (jhaṇḍā) | ઝંડાઓ (jhaṇḍāo) |
| instrumental | ઝંડે (jhaṇḍe) | ઝંડાએ (jhaṇḍāe) |
| locative | ઝંડે (jhaṇḍe) | ઝંડે (jhaṇḍe) |
Synonyms
- ધ્વજ (dhvaj)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*dhvajadaṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- “ઝંડો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.