એલચી

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.lə.t͡ʃi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), from Proto-Dravidian *ēlakāy.

Alternative forms

• ઇલાયચી (ilāyacī), ઈલાયચી (īlāyacī), એલાયચી (elāyacī)

Noun

એલચી • (elacī) f

1. cardamom

Declension

Declension of એલચી

	singular	plural
nominative	એલચી (elacī)	એલચીઓ (elacīo)
oblique	એલચી (elacī)	એલચીઓ (elacīo)
vocative	એલચી (elacī)	એલચીઓ (elacīo)
instrumental	એલચી (elacī)	એલચીઓ (elacīo)
locative	એલચીએ (elacīe)	એલચીઓએ (elacīoe)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ایلْچِی (ēlčī), from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ēlči, from *ēl (“realm, country”) +‎ *-či (profession suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈeːl.t͡ʃi/

Noun

એલચી • (elcī) m

1. ambassador, emissary, representative, diplomat, envoy

   Synonyms: રાજદૂત (rājdūt), પ્રતિનિધિ (pratinidhi)

2. (historical) elchi