વઘન

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati विघन (vighana), from Sanskrit विघ्न (vighna). Mostly superseded by the Sanskrit borrowing વિઘ્ન (vighna). Also compare વિઘન (vighan), originally borrowed into Middle Gujarati.

Noun

વઘન • (vaghan) n (dialectal)

1. obstacle, hindrance

   Synonyms: વિઘ્ન (vighna), નડતર (naḍtar), અડચણ (aḍacaṇ)

   લગનમાં વઘન ― laganmā̃ vaghan ― an obstacle to the wedding

2. difficulty, problem

   Synonyms: મુશ્કેલી (muśkelī), સંકટ (saṅkaṭ)