ઘુવડ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀽𑀅 (ghūa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit ઘૂક (ghūka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱu.ʋəɖ/
Hyphenation: ઘુ‧વડ
Rhymes: -əɖ

Noun

ઘુવડ • (ghuvaḍ) m or n

owl

Further reading

“ઘુવડ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghūka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 243

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