અખાડો

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀟𑀕 (akkhavāḍaga), from Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa, “wrestling-ground”). Sense 4 is a semantic loan from Hindustani اَکھاڑَا / अखाड़ा (akhāṛā). Cognate with Bengali আখড়া (akhoṛa), Hindi अखाड़ा (akhāṛā), and Sindhi آکاڙو / आखाड़ो (ākhāṛo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.kʰɑ.ɽo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: અ‧ખા‧ડો

Noun

અખાડો • (akhāḍo) m

1. gymnasium
2. (wrestling) wrestling-ground, arena

   Synonym: દંગલ (daṅgal)

3. (military) battlefield

   Synonym: યુદ્ધભૂમિ (yuddhabhūmi)

5. (art) stage; platform
6. a gathering, assembly congregation
7. (Hinduism) monastery of sadhus

Declension

Declension of અખાડો
	Singular	Plural
nominative	અખાડો (akhāḍo)	અખાડા (akhāḍā), અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo)
oblique	અખાડા (akhāḍā)	અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo)
vocative	અખાડા (akhāḍā)	અખાડાઓ (akhāḍāo)
instrumental	અખાડે (akhāḍe)	અખાડાએ (akhāḍāe)
locative	અખાડે (akhāḍe)	અખાડે (akhāḍe)