દાસ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• દાશ (dāś)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀲 (dāsa), from Sanskrit दास (dāsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dásyuš- (“enemy, foreigner, foreign people, foreign land”), from Proto-Indo-European *des- (“enemy, foreigner”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑs/
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Hyphenation: દાસ

Noun

દાસ • (dās) m (feminine દાસી)

1. slave

   Synonyms: ગુલામ (gulām), બાંદો (bā̃do)

2. servant

   Synonyms: નોકર (nokar), ચાકર (cākar), સેવક (sevak)

3. non-Aryan

   Synonym: અનાર્ય (anārya)

4. Shudra

   Synonym: શૂદ્ર (śūdra)

Proper noun

દાસ • (dās) f

1. a surname, Das, from Sanskrit