ઈંટ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ઈંટડી (ī̃ṭaḍī)
• ઈંટરડી (ī̃ṭarḍī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit *इष्टा (iṣṭā), an unsuffixed form of Sanskrit इष्टका (íṣṭakā, “brick”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (“brick”), possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Bengali ইট (iṭ), Hindustani اِین٘ٹ / ईंट (ī̃ṭ), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Odia ଇଟା (iṭa), and Punjabi ਇੱਟ / اِٹّ (īṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈĩʈ/
• Rhymes: -ĩʈ
• Hyphenation: ઈંટ

Noun

ઈંટ • (ī̃ṭa) f

1. brick

References

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