બોડી
Gujarati
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑁄𑀟𑀺𑀬 (boḍiya, “bald”).[1] According to Hindu tradition, widows had their heads shaved. Cognate with Kumaoni बोड़ो (boṛo, “man without facial hair”) and Punjabi بوڑا / ਬੋੜਾ (boṛā, “toothless person”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɽi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: બો‧ડી
Noun
[edit]બોડી • (boḍī) f
Declension
[edit]| Declension of બોડી | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | બોડી (boḍī) | બોડીઓ (boḍīo) |
| oblique | બોડી (boḍī) | બોડીઓ (boḍīo) |
| vocative | બોડી (boḍī) | બોડીઓ (boḍīo) |
| instrumental | બોડી (boḍī) | બોડીઓ (boḍīo) |
| locative | બોડીએ (boḍīe) | બોડીઓએ (boḍīoe) |
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*buṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 524
Further reading
[edit]- “બોડી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.