Etymology

Saurashtra

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Today it means: One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat. Full definition →

Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર ← Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र
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Saurashtra · proper noun1

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसौराष्ट्र
  2. Gujarati · borrowed fromસૌરાષ્ટ્ર
  3. English todaySaurashtra

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

Saurashtra · noun, proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromसौराष्ट्र“from Saurashtra”
  2. saz · borrowed fromꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ
  3. English todaySaurashtra

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

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