દરો

Gujarati

દરો

Alternative forms

• દરોઈ (daroī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀸 (duvvā), from Sanskrit दूर्वा (dū́rvā), from Proto-Indo-European *dŕ̥H-weh₂ (“grass”). Cognate with Nepali दुबो (dubo) and Odia ଦୁବ (duba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ə.ɾo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: દ‧રો

Noun

દરો • (daro) f

1. (botany) Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Declension

Declension of દરો
	singular	plural
nominative	દરો (daro)	દરોઓ (daroo)
oblique	દરો (daro)	દરોઓ (daroo)
vocative	દરો (daro)	દરોઓ (daroo)
instrumental	દરો (daro)	દરોઓ (daroo)
locative	દરોએ (daroe)	દરોઓએ (darooe)

Related terms

• ધરવ (dharav)
• ધરો (dharo)

 

Descendants

• → Marathi: दुरू (durū), दुरव (durav)

References

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