આંચળ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀘𑀮 (aṃcala), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Doublet of અંચલ (añcal). Cognates include Assamese and Bengali আঁচল (ãcol), Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and Braj आँचर (ā̃car), Hindustani آنچل / आँचल (ā̃cal), Marathi आंचूळ (āñcūḷ), Odia ଅଞ୍ଚଳା (añcaḷā), and Sinhalese අසලා (asalā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ̃.t͡ʃəɭ/
• Rhymes: -əɭ
• Hyphenation: આં‧ચળ

Noun

આંચળ • (ā̃caḷ) m

1. (anatomy) teat; udder

   Synonym: આઉ (āu)

Further reading

• “આંચળ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.