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Saurashtra en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
• /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

Meanings

1. A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.
2. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.

Forms

Synonyms

Kathiawar peninsula · Kathiawar · Sorath

Translations (13)

pra 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (region in Gujarat) · el Συραστρηνή (region in Gujarat) · grc Συραστρηνή (region in Gujarat) · la Syrastrēnē (region in Gujarat) · pra 𑀲𑁄𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (region in Gujarat) · sa सुराष्ट्र (region in Gujarat) · hi सोरठ (region in Gujarat) · gu સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (region in Gujarat) · saz ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (region in Gujarat) · hi सौराष्ट्र (region in Gujarat) · gu સોરઠ (region in Gujarat) · sa सुराष्ट्र (region in Gujarat) · sd سوراشٽر (region in Gujarat)

Saurashtra en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
• /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).

Meanings

1. One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.

Forms

Saurashtra en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
• /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).

Meanings

1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.

Forms

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