શરૂ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شروع (šurū'), from Arabic شُرُوع (šurūʕ). Cognate with Hindustani شُرُوع (śurū') / शुरू (śurū), Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਰੂ (śurū) / شُرُوع (śurūʻ), Bengali শুরু (śuru), Marathi सुरू (surū), Kannada ಶುರು (śuru).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʃə.ɾu/

Adjective

શરૂ • (śarū)

1. begun, commenced