લોકશાહી
Gujarati
Etymology
From લોક (lok, “people”) + શાહી (śāhī, “rule”). Calque of English democracy.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈlok.ʃɑ.ɦi/, [ˈlok.sɑ.ɦi]
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
લોકશાહી • (lokśāhī) f
- (uncountable) democracy (rule by the people)
- (countable) democracy (government under the rule of its people)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | લોકશાહી (lokśāhī) | લોકશાહીઓ (lokśāhīo) |
| oblique | લોકશાહી (lokśāhī) | લોકશાહીઓ (lokśāhīo) |
| vocative | લોકશાહી (lokśāhī) | લોકશાહીઓ (lokśāhīo) |
| instrumental | લોકશાહી (lokśāhī) | લોકશાહીઓ (lokśāhīo) |
| locative | લોકશાહીએ (lokśāhīe) | લોકશાહીઓએ (lokśāhīoe) |
Synonyms
- પ્રજાતંત્ર (prajātantra)
Further reading
- “લોકશાહી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.