ગિરજા

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ગિર્જા (girjā)
• ગીરજા (gīrjā)

Etymology

Metathesis of earlier ઇગરજી (igarjī), borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese ygreja, from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).

Noun

ગિરજા • (girjā) n

1. church