સવાર

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsə.ʋɑɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɾ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀭 (*savāra). Compare Sanskrit सकाल (sakāla, “seasonable, opportune, early in the morning”), from स- (sa-, adjectival prefix) +‎ काल (kāla, “time”); regarding the semantics, the morning is considered as an important time for various Hindu practices. Cognate with Marwari सवार (savār) and Sindhi سوارو / सवारो (savāro, “early”).

Noun

સવાર • (savār) n or f

1. morning

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:સવાર

Related terms

• સવારું (savārũ)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوار (sawār). Doublet of અસવાર (asavār) and અશ્વવાર (aśvavār). Compare Hindi सवार (savār).

Noun

સવાર • (savār) m

1. rider (of an animal, typically a horse)

References

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