આંચળ

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀘𑀮 (aṃcala), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Doublet of અંચલ (añcal). Cognates include Assamese and Bengali আঁচল (ãcol), Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and Braj आँचर (ā̃car), Hindustani آنچل / आँचल (ā̃cal), Marathi आंचूळ (āñcūḷ), Odia ଅଞ୍ଚଳା (añcaḷā), and Sinhalese අසලා (asalā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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આંચળ (ā̃caḷm

  1. (anatomy) teat; udder
    Synonym: આઉ (āu)

Further reading

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