گج

See also: گچ‎, کخ‎, and کج‎

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡəd͡ʒ/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɡəd͡ʒ/
Rhymes: -əd͡ʒ

Noun

گَج • (gaj) m (Hindi spelling गज) (rare)

elephant
Synonym: ہاتھی‎ (hāthī)

Further reading

“گج”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“گج”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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