Saurashtra

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/, /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra, “Saurashtra”) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra, “Saurashtra”), from सु- (su-, “good”) +‎ राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

Alternative forms

• Saurastra

Proper noun

Saurashtra

1. Saurashtra (a region of Gujarat, India)
2. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.

Translations

region in Gujarat

• Gujarati: સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra), સોરઠ (soraṭh)
• Hindi: सौराष्ट्र (hi) (saurāṣṭra)
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (suraṭṭha), 𑀲𑁄𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀞 (soraṭṭha)
• Sanskrit: सुराष्ट्र (sa) (surāṣṭra)
• Saurashtra: ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).

Alternative forms

• Sourashtra

Noun

Saurashtra (plural Saurashtras or Saurashtra)

1. One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.

Proper noun

Saurashtra

1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Saurashtra terms