રસોઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati रसवइ (rasavaï, “prepared dish”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀲𑀯𑀤𑀻 (rasavadī), from Sanskrit रसवती (rasavatī, “kitchen”), feminine of रसवत् (rasavat, “juicy”). Cognate with Bengali রসুই (rośui), Hindi रसोई (rasoī), Marwari रसोई (rasoī), and Odia ରସୋଇ (rasoi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɾə.soi/
• Rhymes: -oi

Noun

રસોઈ • (rasoī) f

1. meal
2. cooking
3. kitchen

   Synonym: રસોડું (rasoḍũ)

Derived terms

• રસોઇયણ f (rasoiyaṇ, “cook”)
• રસોઇયો m (rasoiyo, “cook”)

 

Related terms

• રસોડું (rasoḍũ)

 

References

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