નાવ

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Gujarati[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Gujarati नाहु (nāhu), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀳 (ṇāha), from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (to help, support). Doublet of નાથ (nāth).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

નાવ (nāvm

  1. husband
    Synonyms: ધણી (dhaṇī), પતિ (pati), ખાવંદ (khāvand)

Etymology 2[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नावा (nāvā).

Noun[edit]

નાવ (nāvf

  1. boat
    Synonyms: હોડી (hoḍī), નૌકા (naukā), વહાણ (vahāṇ), કશ્તી (kaśtī)