જોવું

See also: જવ, જવું, જાવું, જીવ, and જેવું

Gujarati

Etymology

A merging of two etymons.

  • Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀬𑀇 (joyaï), from Sanskrit द्योतते (dyótate, “to shine”).
  • Inherited from Sanskrit *योक्षति (*yokṣati, “to ponder”) (aorist अयोक्षीत् (ayokṣīt)). Cognate to Hindi जोहना (johnā, “to look for”).

Pronunciation

Verb

જોવું • (jovũ) (transitive)

  1. to see, watch
    મારે જોવું છે ― māre jovũ che ― I want to watch it.
    મમ્મીએ સમાચાર જોયા. ― mammīe samācār joyā. ― Mummy watched the news.

References

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

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