વહાણ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀡 (vāhaṇa), from Sanskrit वाहन (vā́hana). Cognate with Marathi वहाण (vahāṇ), Nepali बहना (bahanā), Odia ବାହାଣ (bāhāṇa), Punjabi واہن / ਵਾਹਣ (vāhaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.ɦɑɳ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɳ
• Hyphenation: વ‧હાણ

Noun

વહાણ • (vahāṇ) n

1. (nautical) ship, vessel

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:વહાણ

Derived terms

• વહાણખેડ (vahāṇkheḍ, “navigation”)
• વહાણવટી (vahāṇavṭī, “sailor”)
• વહાણવટું (vahāṇavṭũ, “navigation”)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vā́hana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 677