ગાડી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī). Further etymology is uncertain.

Theories

• From Sanskrit गान्त्री (gāntrī, “feminine variant of गन्तृ (gantṛ)”),
• From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-). Related to Sanskrit गर्त (garta, “hole”) and/or Latin cathedra (“armchair”).

Cognate with Bengali গাড়ি (gaṛi), Hindustani گاڑی / गाड़ी (gāṛī), Kachchi ગાડી (gāḍī), Marathi गाडी (gāḍī), Punjabi گَڈّی／ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī), Sindhi گاڏو (gāḍ̠o).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.ɽi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ગા‧ડી

Noun

ગાડી • (gāḍī) f

1. car

   ગાડીમાં જગ્યા હોય તો મને લઈ જશે?

   gāḍīmā̃ jagyā hoy to mane laī jaśe?

   If there is room in the car, will you take me?

2. carriage, wagon, cart
3. any four-wheeled motor vehicle (bus, truck)
4. any railed vehicle (train, tram)

Declension

Declension of ગાડી
	singular	plural
nominative	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
oblique	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
vocative	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
instrumental	ગાડી (gāḍī)	ગાડીઓ (gāḍīo)
locative	ગાડીએ (gāḍīe)	ગાડીઓએ (gāḍīoe)

Related terms

• ગાડું (gāḍũ)

Further reading

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