કર્ણાવતી
Gujarati
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Etymology
Sanskritic formation from કર્ણ (karṇ) + -વતી (-vatī). Named after the ruler of the Chaulukya dynasty Karna I.
More information
For the Sanskritic compound, compare the placenames અમરાવતી (amarāvatī), પુષ્કલાવતી (puṣkalāvatī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkəɾ.ɳɑ.ʋə.t̪i/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: કર્‧ણા‧વ‧તી, કર્ણા‧વ‧તી
Proper noun
કર્ણાવતી • (Karṇāvatī) f[1]
- (historical) a city founded by Karna located near present-day Ahmedabad
- (puristic) Karnavati (another name of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India)
- કર્ણાવતી મહાનગર ― karṇāvatī mahānagar ― Ahmedabad City
References
- ^ “કર્ણાવતી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.