ઈંધણ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઈંધણું (ĩdhṇũ)
- એંધણાં n pl (endhaṇā̃ /ễdhṇā̃/) — North Gujarat
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Gujarati ईधन, from Prakrit 𑀇𑀁𑀥𑀡 (iṃdhaṇa), from Sanskrit इन्धन (indhana, “lighting, kindling, fuel”). Doublet of ઇંધન (indhan). Cognate with Hindustani ईंधन / اِینْدَھن (īndhan), Marwari ईंधण (īndhaṇ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈĩ.d̪ʱəɳ/
- Rhymes: -əɳ
- Hyphenation: ઈં‧ધણ
Noun
ઈંધણ • (ī̃dhaṇ) n
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “indhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 71
- जयंत कोठारी [Jayant Kothari] (1995) “ઈંધણ”, in मध्यकालीन गुजराती शब्दकोश [Mediaeval Gujarati Dictionary], लालभाई दलपतभाईनो वंडो, पानकोरनाका, अहमदावाद ३८० ००१ [Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Road, Pankornaka, Ahmedabad 380 001]: कलिकालसर्वज्ञ श्री हेमचन्द्राचार्य नवम जन्मशताब्दी स्मृति संस्कार शिक्षण निधि [Kalikāla-Sarvajña Śrī Hemacandrācārya Navama Janma-Śatābdī Smṛti Saṃskāra Śikṣaṇa Nidhi].