گاڑی
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See also: گاری
Noun
گاڑی (gāṛī)
Etymology
Noun
گاڑی (gāṛī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-). Cognate with Punjabi گَڈِّی (gaḍḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.ɽiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
گاڑی • (gāṛī) f (Hindi spelling गाड़ी)
- car
- carriage, wagon, cart
- any four-wheeled motor vehicle (bus, truck)
- any railed vehicle (train, tram)
Declension
Related terms
- گھوڑا گاڑی (ghoṛā gāṛī, “horse-cart, horse-drawn wagon or chariot”)
- ریل گاڑی (rel gāṛī, “railcar”)
Descendants
References
- “گاڑی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “گاڑی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “گاڑی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 892
Etymology
Noun
گاڑی (gāṛī)
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