કહેવત

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit *कथावार्त्ता (kathāvārttā), from कथा (kathā) +‎ वार्त्ता (vārttā). The phoneme ɛ originating from કહેવું (kahevũ), which derives from the same root as कथा (kathā), कथ् (kath). Cognate with Hindustani कहावत (kahāvat) / کہاوت (kahāvat) and Rajasthani कैवत (kaivat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

કહેવત (kahevatf

  1. proverb, saying, adage
    Synonyms: મસલ (masal), સૂત્ર (sūtra), લોકોક્તિ (lokokti)