હીજડો

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (*hijjaḍa), from *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja, defective) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). Some have suggested a formation from Arabic ه ج ر (h-j-r), relating to "fleeing" or "departure" from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”), but this derivation is inconclusive.

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Noun

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હીજડો (hījḍom

  1. hijra; a eunuch