English Explanatory Dictionary

Saurashtra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.
  2. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.
noun
  1. One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.
name
  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.

Pronunciation

/saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/ /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Word forms

Saurashtra Saurastra Saurashtras Sourashtra

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”).

Synonyms

Kathiawar Kathiawar peninsula Sorath

Related words

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