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Gujarati
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vahiyā), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā, “diary, ledger”), a variant of वाहिका (vāhikā) (compounded in राजवाहिका (rājavāhikā, literally “the bearer of (the records of) the king”)), the feminine form of वाहक (vāhaka, “bearer, carrier”), a compound of वाह (vāha, “carrying”, from the root वह् (vah, “to carry”)) + -क (-ka, agent suffix). Cognate with Bengali বই (boi), Hindustani بہی / बही (bahī), Marathi वही (vahī).
Noun
વહી • (vahī) f
- account book, ledger
- Synonym: ચોપડો (copḍo)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian وحی (wahy) / Arabic وَحْي (waḥy).
Noun
વહી • (vahī) f
- (theology, Islam) revelation