રેતી

See also: રાત

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀭𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*rĕtta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit रेत्र (retra, “perfumed or aromatic powder”). Cognate with Marathi रेती (retī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeː.t̪i/

Noun

રેતી • (retī) f

1. sand

   Synonym: વાળુ (vāḷu)

Derived terms

• રેતાળ (retāḷ)

Further reading

More information

• “રેતી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “રેતી”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rētra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 626