નાવ

Gujarati

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑʋ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Gujarati नाहु (nāhu), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀳 (ṇāha), from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to help, support”). Doublet of નાથ (nāth).

Alternative forms

Noun

નાવ • (nāv) m

  1. husband
    Synonyms: ધણી (dhaṇī), પતિ (pati), ખાવંદ (khāvand)

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नावा (nāvā).

Noun

નાવ • (nāv) f

  1. boat
    Synonyms: હોડી (hoḍī), નૌકા (naukā), વહાણ (vahāṇ), કશ્તી (kaśtī)
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