ડૂબવું

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀤𑀺 (ḍubbadi), a Middle-Indo-Aryan metathesis of Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀢𑀺 (buḍḍati) (compare Sanskrit व्रुड् (vruḍ, sink)). Compare Hindustani ڈُوبْنَا (ḍūbnā) / डूबना (ḍūbnā), Marathi डुंबणे (ḍumbṇe), Punjabi ਡੁੱਬਣਾ (ḍubbaṇā) / ڈُبّݨا (ḍubbṇā), Nepali डुब्नु (ḍubnu), Maithili डुबब (ḍubab) / 𑒛𑒳𑒥𑒥 (ḍubaba), Odia ଡୁବିବା (ḍubibā), Bengali ডুবা (ḍuba), Assamese ডুবা (duba).

Verb

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ડૂબવું (ḍūbvũ)

  1. to sink
  2. to drown

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍubb”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press