વાસ

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Gujarati[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲 (vāsa), from Sanskrit वास (vāsa, “perfume”). Cognate with Hindustani بَاس (bās) / बास (bās), Punjabi ਬਾਸ (bās) / باس (bās), Marathi वास (vās).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

વાસ • (vās) f

  1. odor, bad smell,
    Synonyms: દુર્ગંધ (durgandh), બદબો (badbo)
    વાસ મારવું ― vās mārvũ ― to stink, to produce a bad smell

References[edit]

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāsa3”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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