સેવડો

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• શેવડો (śevḍo)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀬 (sevaya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟𑁆- (-ḍ-), from Sanskrit सेवक (sevaka, “servant”). According to folk etymology, inherited from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa​), a word used to refer to Jain monks in ancient times. Cognate with Assamese সেও (xeü, “bowed down, humbled”), Punjabi ਸੇਉੜਾ (seuṛā, “Jain mendicant”) and Sindhi سيوِڙو (seviṛo, “Hindu mendicant”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈseːʋ.ɽɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: સેવ‧ડો

Noun

સેવડો • (sevḍo) m (feminine સેવડી)

1. (Jainism) monk

   Synonym: શ્રમણ (śramaṇ)

2. magician

   Synonym: જાદુગર (jādugar)

References

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