Saurashtra

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/, /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) +‎ राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”). ==== Alternative forms ==== Saurastra ==== Proper noun ==== Saurashtra A region and peninsula Gujarat, India. Synonyms: Kathiawar, Kathiawar peninsula, Sorath An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”). ==== Alternative forms ==== Sourashtra ==== Noun ==== Saurashtra (plural Saurashtras or Saurashtra) One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat. ==== Proper noun ==== Saurashtra An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people. ===== See also ===== Wiktionary’s coverage of Saurashtra terms