દૂરદર્શન

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दूरदर्शन (dūradarśana).

• Sense 3 is semantic loan from English television based on its etymology, i.e. a calque of English tele- (“far”) +‎ vision.
• Sense 4 is semantic loan from English telescope based on its etymology, i.e. a calque of English tele- (“far”) +‎ -scope.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪uɾ.d̪əɾ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: દૂર‧દર્‧શન

Noun

દૂરદર્શન • (dūrdarśan) n

1. longsightedness
2. foresight
4. (neologism, rare) television

   Synonym: ટેલિવિઝન (ṭelivijhan)

6. (neologism, rare) telescope

   Synonym: દૂરબીન (dūrbīn)

Noun

દૂરદર્શન • (dūrdarśan) m

1. vulture (literally, “far-seeing one”)

   Synonym: ગીધ (gīdh)

Proper noun

દૂરદર્શન • (dūrdarśan) n

1. Doordarshan (the first television network of India)