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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/, /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra, “Saurashtra”) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra, “Saurashtra”), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).
Proper noun
Saurashtra
- Saurashtra (a region of Gujarat, India)
- An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).
Noun
Saurashtra (plural Saurashtras or Saurashtra)
- One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.
Proper noun
Saurashtra
- An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.
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