લિલામ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• લિલાઉં (lilāũ)
• નિલામ (nilām)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, “notice, instruction”). Compare Hindi नीलाम (nīlām), Bengali নিলাম (nilam), Marathi लिलाव (lilāv), Kannada ಲಿಲಾವು (lilāvu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.lɑm/

Noun

લિલામ • (lilām) n

1. auction

   Synonym: હરાજી (harājī)