જળઘોડો
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Gujarati
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Etymology
[edit]Partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, literally “river horse”): જળ (jaḷ, “water”) + ઘોડો (ghoḍo, “horse”). Compare Hindi दरियाई घोड़ा (dariyāī ghoṛā, literally “horse of the river”) and Bengali জলহস্তী (jolohosti, literally “water elephant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]જળઘોડો • (jaḷghoḍo) m
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: હિપોપોટેમસ (hipopoṭemas)