𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸

Maharastri Prakrit

Alternative forms

गुज्जरत्ता (Devanagari form)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā, “country of the Gurjaras”), from गुर्जर (gurjara, “Gurjaras”).

Proper noun

𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā) f

Gujarat

Descendants

Old Marathi: 𑘐𑘳𑘕𑘨𑘰𑘝 (gujarāta)
- Marathi: गुजरात (guj̈rāt)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gurjaratrā (4211)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
JF Fleet (1906), “The Name Gujarāt”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain And Ireland‎, Hertford: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain And Ireland, page 459

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