ગીધ

Gujarati

ગીધ (gīdh, “vulture”)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra, “vulture”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥dʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾l̥dʰ-ró-s, from *g⁽ʷ⁾eldʰ- (“to desire greedily”). Doublet of ગૃધ્ર (gŕdhra). Cognate with Hindustani گِدّھ (giddh) / गिद्ध (giddh), Konkani गीद (gīd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡid̪ʱ/

Noun

ગીધ • (gīdh) n

1. vulture, any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae

Related terms

• ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ)