ઈંટ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इष्टका (iṣṭakā), इष्टिका (iṣṭikā). Cognate with Hindustani اِین٘ٹ‎ / ईंट (ī̃ṭ), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Punjabi ਇੱਟ (iṭṭa) / اِٹّ‎ (iṭṭ), Bāŋlā ইট (iṭ), Ōṛiā ଇଟା (iṭā).

Noun

ઈંટ • (ī̃ṭa) f

brick

Alternative forms

ડ (ḍa) forms: ઈંટડી f (ī̃ṭaḍī)
mixed ર (ra) and ડ (ḍa) forms: ઈંટરડી f (ī̃ṭarḍī)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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