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Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭 (vāṇara), from Sanskrit वानर (vānara), vṛddhi derivative of वनर (vanara, “anything related to forest”), from वन (vana, “forest”) + -र (-ra, adjectival suffix). Doublet of વાનર (vānar). Cognate with Assamese বান্দৰ (bandor), Bengali বাঁদর (bãdor), Hindi बंदर (bandar), Punjabi باندر / ਬਾਂਦਰ (bāndar), and Sindhi باندر / बांदरु (bāndru).
Pronunciation
Noun
વાંદર • (vāndar) m (feminine વાંદરી, neuter વાંદરું)
- monkey
- Synonym: વાનર (vānar)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vānara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press