પેઢી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*peḍḍha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) (compare Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha). Cognate with Marathi पेढी (peḍhī), Sindhi پيڍِي / पेढी / 𑋒𑋥𑋋𑋢 (peḍhī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.ɖʱi/
Hyphenation: પે‧ઢી
Rhymes: -i

Noun

પેઢી • (peḍhī) f

step of a ladder
company, store
(economics) firm
lineage, ancestry, genealogy, generation

Further reading

More information

“પેઢી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
“પેઢી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pīṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 465

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