સવાર

Gujarati

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀭 (*savāra). Compare Sanskrit सकाल (sakāla, seasonable, opportune, early in the morning), from स- (sa-, adjectival prefix) + काल (kāla, time); regarding the semantics, the morning is considered as an important time for various Hindu practices. Cognate with Sindhi سوارو / सवारो (savāro, early).

Noun

સવાર • (savār) n or f

  1. morning
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:સવાર

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوار (sawār). Doublet of અસવાર (asavār) and અશ્વવાર (aśvavār). Compare Hindi सवार (savār).

Noun

સવાર • (savār) m

  1. rider (of an animal, typically a horse)

References

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