ઇસપંજ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسفنج (isfanj), from Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈis.pəɲd͡ʒ/

Noun

ઇસપંજ • (isapañj) f (rare)

1. sea sponge (Porifera)

   Synonym: સ્પંજ (spañj)

Further reading

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