સવાર
Gujarati
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈsə.ʋɑɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɑɾ
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”).
Related terms
- સવારું (savārũ)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian سوار (sawār). Doublet of અસવાર (asavār) and અશ્વવાર (aśvavār). Compare Hindi सवार (savār).
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “savāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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