ભેજવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Perhaps from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀤𑀺 (visajjadi), from Sanskrit विसर्जयति (visarjayati, “to send, utter”). Turner disagrees, and reconstructs Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*bhejjati), possibly from a Sanskrit अभिअज्यते (abhiajyate, “to be led to”), with near-regular apheresis of the prefix in Prakrit. The first etymology is slightly problematic, but the changes from s to h in Prakrit is not uncommon and so it is plausible. Tedesco gives the development visajj > *vihajj > undergoing metathesis *vhiajj > *vhejj.

Cognate with Hindustani بھیجنا / भेजना (bhejnā), Punjabi ਭੇਜਣਾ (bhejṇā) / بهیجنا (bhejṇā), Nepali भेज्नु (bhejnu), Odia ଭେଜିବା (bhejibā), Maithili भेजब (bhejab).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱeːd͡ʒ.ʋũ/

Verb

ભેજવું • (bhejvũ)

1. to send

   Synonyms: પાઠવવું (pāṭhavvũ), મોકલવું (mokalvũ), રવાના કરવું (ravānā karvũ)

References

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