સેવડો

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• શેવડો (śevḍo)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀯𑀟 (seavaḍa), 𑀲𑁂𑀅𑀧𑀟 (seapaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit श्वेतपट (śvetapaṭa, “white-clothed”). Cognate with Assamese সেও (xeü, “bowed down, humbled”), Punjabi ਸੇਉੜਾ (seuṛā, “Jain mendicant”), Sindhi سيوِڙو (seviṛo, “Hindu mendicant”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈseːʋ.ɽo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: સેવ‧ડો

Noun

સેવડો • (sevḍo) m (feminine સેવડી)

1. (Jainism) monk

   Synonym: શ્રમણ (śramaṇ)

2. magician

   Synonym: જાદુગર (jādugar)

Declension

Declension of સેવડો
	Singular	Plural
nominative	સેવડો (sevḍo)	સેવડા (sevḍā), સેવડાઓ (sevḍāo)
oblique	સેવડા (sevḍā)	સેવડાઓ (sevḍāo)
vocative	સેવડા (sevḍā)	સેવડાઓ (sevḍāo)
instrumental	સેવડે (sevḍe)	સેવડાએ (sevḍāe)
locative	સેવડે (sevḍe)	સેવડે (sevḍe)

Further reading

• “સેવડો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.