ઊંઘવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati उंघिवउं (uṃghivaüṃ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀁𑀖𑀤𑀺 (uṃghadi), from Sanskrit *उङ्घति (uṅghati). Cognate with Bengali উঙ্ঘানো (uṅghanō) and Hindustani اونگھنا / ऊँघना (ūṅghnā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈuŋ.ɡʱʋũ/

Verb

ઊંઘવું • (ū̃ghavũ) (intransitive)

1. to sleep, rest

   Synonyms: સૂવું (sūvũ), પોઢવું (poḍhvũ)

References

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