વીજળી

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, forked lightning), from विद्युत् (vidyut, lightning) +‎ लता (latā, creeper, vine, liana); regarding the semantics, the shape of the lightning can be compared to that of a creeper.[1][2] Doublet of વિદ્યુત (vidyut). Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Hindustani بجلی / बिजली (bijlī), Nepali बिजुली (bijulī), Odia ବିଜୁଳି (bijuḷi), Punjabi ਬਿਜਲੀ (bijlī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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વીજળી (vījaḷīf

  1. lightning
    Synonym: વિદ્યુત (vidyut)
  2. electricity

References

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  1. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press