गुरुत्व

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit गुरुत्व (gurutva). Equivalent to गुरु (guru) +‎ -त्व (-tva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.ɾʊt̪.ʋə/, [ɡʊ.ɾʊt̪.wɐ]

Noun

गुरुत्व • (gurutva) m

1. (physics) gravity
2. heaviness, weight
3. (phonetics) length, gemination

Derived terms

• गुरुत्वाकर्षण (gurutvākarṣaṇ)
• गुरुत्वीय (gurutvīya)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुरुत्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

गुरु (guru) +‎ -त्व (-tva)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾut.ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾut̪.ʋɐ/

Noun

गुरुत्व • (gurutva) stem, n

1. weight

Descendants

• Hindi: गुरुत्व (gurutva)
• Telugu: గురుత్వము (gurutvamu)