ઓળખવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Gujarati verb set
ઓળખવું (oḷkhavũ)
ઓળખાવું (oḷkhāvũ)

Etymology tree

Sanskrit उपलक्षयति (upalakṣayati)

Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇 (uvalakkhei)

Old Gujarati उलखिवउं (ulakhivaüṃ)

Gujarati ઓળખવું (oḷkhavũ)

Inherited from Old Gujarati उलखिवउं (ulakhivaüṃ), from Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇 (uvalakkhei), from Sanskrit उपलक्षयति (upalakṣayati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈoɭ.(ə)kʰ.ʋũ/

Verb

ઓળખવું • (oḷakhvũ) (transitive)

1. to know, to be familiar with

   તું રૂસ્તમને ઓળખે છે? ― tũ rūstamne oḷkhe che? ― Do you know Rustam?

2. to recognize, identify

Further reading

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