ઓશીકું
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Gujarati[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier ઓશીસું (ośīsũ) with influence from a Sanskrit borrowing, inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀻𑀲 (ussīsa), from Sanskrit उच्छीर्षक (ucchīrṣaka). Cognate with Hindi उसीसा (usīsā) and Marathi उशी (uśī).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʃi.kũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ઓ‧શી‧કું
Noun[edit]
ઓશીકું • (ośīkũ) n
- pillow, particularly a thin, rectangular one used for sleeping
- Synonym: તકિયો (takiyo)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ઓશીકું | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| nominative | ઓશીકું (ośīkũ) | ઓશીકાં (ośīkā̃), ઓશીકાંઓ (ośīkā̃o) |
| oblique | ઓશીકા (ośīkā) | ઓશીકાંઓ (ośīkā̃o) |
| vocative | ઓશીકા (ośīkā) | ઓશીકાંઓ (ośīkā̃o) |
| instrumental | ઓશીકે (ośīke) | ઓશીકાંએ (ośīkā̃e) |
| locative | ઓશીકે (ośīke) | ઓશીકે (ośīke) |
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut--śīrṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press