કુંભકાર

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of કુંભાર (kumbhār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkum.bʱkɑɾ/

Noun

કુંભકાર • (kumbhkār) m

1. potter
   • 1969, Mādhavakara, Mādhavanidāna: rogaviniścaya: Śrīvijaya Rakshita ane Śrīkaṇṭha Dattakr̥ta Madhukosha ṭīkā sahita, saraḷa bhāshāntara, vistr̥ta samajūtī sāthe‎^[1], Sastuṃ Sāhitya Vardhaka Kāryālaya, page 535:

     ઘડા વગેરેમાં કુંભકાર વગેરેના પ્રયત્નના ભેદથી સગભેદ હોય છે, પણ અહીં સોગભેદનું કારણ શું છે?

     ghaḍā vageremā̃ kumbhkār vagerenā prayatnanā bhedthī sagbhed hoya che, paṇ ahī̃ sogbhednũ kāraṇ śũ che?

     There is a difference in the effort of the potter etc. in the pots etc., but what is the reason for the difference here?

Further reading

• “કુંભકાર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.