પેઢી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*peḍḍha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) (compare Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha). Cognate with Marathi पेढी (peḍhī), Sindhi پيڍِي / पेढी / 𑋒𑋥𑋋𑋢 (peḍhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.ɖʱi/
• Hyphenation: પે‧ઢી
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

પેઢી • (peḍhī) f

1. step of a ladder
2. company, store
3. (economics) firm
4. lineage, ancestry, genealogy, generation

Further reading

More information

• “પેઢી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “પેઢી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pīṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 465