દાડમ

Gujarati

દાડમ (dāḍam, “pomegranate”)

Alternative forms

• દાડેમ (dāḍem) — chiefly the tree
• ڈاڑم (dāṛam) — Lisan ud-Dawat

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Gujarati दाडम (dāḍama), from Old Gujarati दाडिमि (dāḍimi), from Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima), an areal Kulturwort of obscure origin. Cognate with Assamese ডালিম (dalim), Odia ଡାଳିମ୍ବ (ḍaḷimbô), Rajasthani दाड़म (dāṛam) and Sindhi ڏاڙهۇن (ḍ̠āṛhū̃).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑ.ɽəm/
• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

દાડમ • (dāḍam) n

1. pomegranate (Punica granatum and its fruit)

   Synonyms: અનાર (anār), નાર (nār), બેદાના (bedānā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāḍima”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press