અપ્સરા
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarāḥ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈəp.sə.ɾɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
Noun
[edit]અપ્સરા • (apsarā) f
- apsara (a class of nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)
- (figurative, by extension) an incredibly beautiful woman
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| oblique | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| vocative | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| instrumental | અપ્સરા (apsarā) | અપ્સરાઓ (apsarāo) |
| locative | અપ્સરાએ (apsarāe) | અપ્સરાઓએ (apsarāoe) |
See also
[edit]- હૂર (hūr)
Further reading
[edit]- “અપ્સરા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
Categories:
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Gujarati terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ep- (water)
- Gujarati terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Gujarati learned borrowings from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ/3 syllables
- Gujarati lemmas
- Gujarati nouns
- Gujarati feminine nouns
- gu:Hindu mythology
