અખાડો

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀟𑀕 (akkhavāḍaga​), from Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa, wrestling-ground). The sense “stage, platform” is a semantic loan from Hindustani اکھاڑا / अखाड़ा (akhāṛā). Cognate with Bengali আখড়া (akhoṛa), Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā), and Sindhi آکاڙو / आखाड़ो (ākhāṛo).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

અખાડો (akhāḍom

  1. gymnasium
  2. (wrestling) wrestling-ground, arena
    Synonym: દંગલ (daṅgal)
  3. (military) battlefield
    Synonym: યુદ્ધભૂમિ (yuddhabhūmi)
  4. (art) stage; platform
  5. a gathering, assembly congregation
  6. (Hinduism) monastery of sadhus

Declension[edit]

Declension of અખાડો
Singular Plural
nominative અખાડો (akhāḍo) અખાડા (akhāḍā), અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo)
oblique અખાડા (akhāḍā) અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo)
vocative અખાડા (akhāḍā) અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo)
instrumental અખાડે (akhāḍe) અખાડાએ (akhāḍāe)
locative અખાડે (akhāḍe) અખાડે (akhāḍe)