અળસી

Gujarati

અળસી

Alternative forms

  • અળશી (aḷśī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀲𑀻 (alasī) (-l- < -t- may have occurded due to Northwestern Indo-Aryan), from Sanskrit अतसी (atasī́).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

અળસી • (aḷsī) f

  1. flax, linseed (the plant or fibers of Linum usitatissimum)
    Synonym: કતાન (katān)

Declension

Declension of અળસી
singular plural
nominative અળસી (aḷsī) અળસીઓ (aḷsīo)
oblique અળસી (aḷsī) અળસીઓ (aḷsīo)
vocative અળસી (aḷsī) અળસીઓ (aḷsīo)
instrumental અળસી (aḷsī) અળસીઓ (aḷsīo)
locative અળસીએ (aḷsīe) અળસીઓએ (aḷsīoe)

Derived terms

  • અળસિયું (aḷsiyũ)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “atasī́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 11
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