ગામ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati गाम (gāma), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)grā́mas. Doublet of ગ્રામ (grām).

Cognates

Assamese গাঁও (gãü), Bengali গাঁ (gã), Hindustani گاؤں / गाँव (gā̃v), Kashmiri گام (gām), Marwari गांम (gā̃m), Punjabi گراں / ਗਰਾਂ (garā̃), Romani gav, and Sindhi گانؤُ (gā̃u), and Sinhalese ගම (gama). Distant cognates in Slavic include Ukrainian грома́да (hromáda, “community; civic society”) and Polish gromada (“village organization”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɑm
• Hyphenation: ગામ

Noun

ગામ • (gām) n

1. village
2. (figurative) birthplace

   Synonym: વતન (vatan)

Derived terms

• ગામઠાણ (gāmṭhāṇ, “village premises”)
• ગામડિયું (gāmḍiyũ, “rustic”)
• ગામડિયો (gāmḍiyo, “villager”)
• ગામડી (gāmḍī, “small village (spoken with contempt)”)
• ગામડું (gāmḍũ, “small village”)
• પરગામ (pargām, “another village”)

 

Kachchi

Etymology

From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)grā́mas.

Noun

ગામ (gām)

1. village