કહેવત

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *कथावार्त्ता (kathāvārttā), from कथा (kathā) +‎ वार्त्ता (vārttā). The phoneme /ɛ/ originating from કહેવું (kahevũ), which derives from the same root as कथा (kathā). Cognate with Hindustani کَہاوَت / कहावत (kahāvat) and Marwari कैवत (kaivat).

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Noun

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કહેવત (kahevatf

  1. proverb, saying, adage
    Synonyms: મસલ (masal), સૂત્ર (sūtra), લોકોક્તિ (lokokti)

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