ખજૂર

Gujarati

ખજૂર

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀭 (khajjura), from Sanskrit खर्जूर (kharjū́ra). Cognate with Bengali খেজুর (khejur), Dhivehi ކަދުރު (kaduru), and Hindustani کَھجُور / खजूर (khajūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰə.d͡ʒuɾ/
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Hyphenation: ખ‧જૂર

Noun

ખજૂર • (khajūr) n

1. date

   Synonym: ખુરમો (khurmo)

2. date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

   Synonym: ખજૂરી (khajūrī)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharjūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29

Further reading

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