ફરવું
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Gujarati[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Sanskrit *फिरति (phirati). Cognate with Marathi फिरणे (phirṇe), Hindi फिरना (phirnā), Punjabi ਫਿਰਨਾ (phirnā) / پھِرنا (phirnā), and Bengali ফেরা (phera).
Verb[edit]
ફરવું • (pharvũ)
- to spin, rotate
- to visit a location, implying a sense of thoroughness of the visit
- to roam free, to go about aimlessly
- to change or reverse, to turn back
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press