અમદાવાદ

Gujarati

Etymology

Renaming of કર્ણાવતી (karṇāvtī) to અહમદ (ahamad, “Ahmed Shah I”) +‎ આબાદ (ābād). Compare Hindi अहमदाबाद (ahamdābād) / Urdu اَحْمَد آباد‎ (aḥmad ābād).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈə.mə.d̪ɑ.ʋɑd̪/

Proper noun

અમદાવાદ • (amadāvād) n

  1. Ahmedabad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)

Descendants
  • → English: avadavat
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