વડોદરા

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤 (vaḍavadda), from Sanskrit *वटपद्र (vaṭapadra), from वट (vaṭa, “banyan”) +‎ पद्र (padra, “village”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.ɽod̪.ɾɑ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: વ‧ડોદ‧રા

Proper noun

વડોદરા • (vaḍodrā) n

1. Vadodara, Baroda (a large city and district of Gujarat, India)

   Synonym: (dated) બરોડા (baroḍā)

References

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