હથિયાર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati हथीआर (hathīāra), from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (hatthiyāra), from Sanskrit *हस्तकार (hastakāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɦə.t̪ʰi.jɑɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɾ

Noun

હથિયાર • (hathiyār) n

1. weapon

   Synonyms: શસ્ત્ર (śastra), આયુધ (āyudh)

Descendants

• → Dhivehi: ހަތިޔާރު (hatiyāru)

Further reading

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