ઊંટ

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Gujarati

ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa, “camel”)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (úṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras. Doublet of શુતર (śutar) and ઉષ્ટ્ર (uṣṭra). Cognate with Assamese উট (ut), Bengali উট (uṭ), Hindustani اونٹ / ऊँट (ū̃ṭ), Kachchi ઔટ્ઠ (auṭṭh), Kashmiri ووٗنٛٹ (vūnṭ), Odia ଓଟ (oṭa), Punjabi اُوٹھ (ūṭh), Sindhi اُٺُ (uṭhu), and Sinhalese ඔටුවා (oṭuwā). Iranian cognates include Baluchi اشتر (uštar), Pashto اوښ (ux̌), and Persian شتر (šotor).

Pronunciation

Noun

ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭ) n

  1. camel; dromedary
    Synonyms: શુતર (śutar), ઉષ્ટ્ર (uṣṭra), શરભ (śarabh)

Declension

Declension of ઊંટ
singular plural
nominative ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo)
oblique ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo)
vocative ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) ઊંટો (ū̃ṭo)
instrumental ઊંટે (ū̃ṭe) ઊંટોએ (ū̃ṭoe)
locative ઊંટે (ū̃ṭe) ઊંટોએ (ū̃ṭoe)

Noun

ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭ) m

  1. (chess) bishop
  2. (figuratively) fool
  3. (figuratively) a tall man

See also

Chess pieces in Gujarati · શેતરંજનાં મોહરાં (śetrañjnā̃ mohrā̃) (layout · text)
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રાજા (rājā) વજીર (vajīr) હાથી (hāthī) ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) ઘોડો (ghoḍo) પ્યાદું (pyādũ)

References

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