ઈંટ
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Gujarati
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit *इष्टा (iṣṭā), an unsuffixed form of Sanskrit इष्टका (íṣṭakā, “brick”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (“brick”), possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Bengali ইট (iṭ), Hindustani اِین٘ٹ / ईंट (ī̃ṭ), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Odia ଇଟା (iṭā), and Punjabi ਇੱਟ / اِٹّ (īṭṭ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈĩʈ/
- Rhymes: -ĩʈ
- Hyphenation: ઈંટ
Noun
[edit]ઈંટ • (ī̃ṭa) f
References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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- Gujarati terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Gujarati terms derived from the BMAC substrate
- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ĩʈ
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ĩʈ/2 syllables
- Gujarati lemmas
- Gujarati nouns
- Gujarati feminine nouns