વતન

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وطن (watan), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan). Compare Hindi वतन (vatan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.t̪ən/
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

વતન • (vatan) n

1. homeland, motherland, fatherland

   Synonyms: સ્વભૂમિ (svabhūmi), સ્વદેશ (svadeś)

2. birthplace

   Synonym: જન્મભૂમિ (janmabhūmi)

Derived terms

• વતનપરસ્ત (vatnaprast)
• વતનફરોશ (vatnaphroś)
• હમવતન (hamavtan)