પોઢવું

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• પોડવું (poḍvũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (pavaḍḍhaï), from Sanskrit प्रवर्धते (právardhate, “grows up”). Cognate to Hindi पौढ़ना (pauṛhnā), Marathi पौढणें (pauḍhṇẽ), Marwari पोढणौ (poḍhṇau), and Sindhi پوڍَڻُ (poḍhaṇu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɖʱ.ʋũ/ ~ /ˈpɔɖʱʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: પોઢ‧વું

Verb

પોઢવું • (poḍhvũ) (intransitive)

1. to sleep

   Synonyms: સૂવું (sūvũ), ઊંઘવું (ū̃ghavũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “právardhate”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 494