ઊધઈ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઉધઈ (udhaī), ઉધેઈ (udheī)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Gujarati उदेही, ऊदेही, from Prakrit 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (uddehiyā), from Sanskrit ઉદ્દેહિકા (uddehikā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.d̪ʱəi/
- Hyphenation: ઊ‧ધઈ
- Rhymes: -əi
Noun
ઊધઈ • (ūdhaī) f
- termite, white ant
Declension
| Declension of ઊધઈ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ઊધઈ (ūdhaī) | ઊધઈઓ (ūdhaīo) |
| oblique/vocative | ઊધઈ (ūdhaī) | ઊધઈઓ (ūdhaīo) |
| instrumental | ઊધઈએ (ūdhaīe) | ઊધઈઓએ (ūdhaīoe) |
| locative | ઊધઈએ (ūdhaīe) | ઊધઈઓએ (ūdhaīoe) |
Derived terms
- ઊધઈખાધું (ūdhaīkhādhũ)
References
- “ઊધઈ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upadīˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 102