ખોદવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Gujarati verb set
ખોદવું (khodvũ)
ખોદાવવું (khodāvvũ)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀢𑀺 (*khoddati). Cognate to Marwari खोदणौ (khodṇau) / 𑅖𑅔𑅥𑅢𑅒 (khodṇu), Hindustani کھودْنا / खोदना (khodnā), Marathi खोदणे / 𑘏𑘻𑘟𑘜𑘹 (khodṇe), Punjabi کھودْݨا / ਖੋਦਣਾ (khodṇā), Bengali খোদা (khōda).

Verb

ખોદવું • (khodvũ) (transitive)

1. dig
2. engrave, incise, carve

Derived terms

• ખોદાણ (khodāṇ)

Further reading

More information

• “ખોદવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “ખોદવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*khōdd”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 209