પડોશ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• પડોસ (paḍos)
• પાડોશ (pāḍoś) — from प्रातिवेश्य (prātiveśya)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀏𑀲 (paesa), from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश (prativeśa). Doublet of પ્રતિવેશ (prativeś). Cognate with Hindustani پڑوس / पड़ोस (paṛos), Kamkata-viri پُشوُ (pušū), and Marathi पडोस (paḍos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpə.ɽos/
• Rhymes: -oʃ
• Hyphenation: પ‧ડોશ

Noun

પડોશ • (paḍoś) m

1. neighbourhood (UK), neighborhood (US), vicinity (area nearby)

Derived terms

• પડોશણ (paḍośaṇ, “neighbour”)
• પડોશી (paḍośī, “neighbour”)

 

Further reading

• “પડોશ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prátivēśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 486