કાગળ

Gujarati
કાગળ (kāgaḷ, “paper”)

Alternative forms
  • કાગજ (kāgaj), કાગલ (kāgal), કાગદ (kāgad)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāğaz), from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ), 𐫞𐫀𐫄𐫔𐫀 (qʾɣδʾ). Further etymology is unknown, perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ). Compare Hindi काग़ज़ (kāġaz).

Pronunciation

Noun

કાગળ • (kāgaḷ) m

  1. paper
  2. letter
    Synonyms: ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī), પત્ર (patra)
  3. document, deed
    Synonym: દસ્તાવેજ (dastāvej)

Derived terms
  • કાગળપત્ર (kāgaḷpatra, “communication by letters”)
  • કાગળિયું (kāgaḷiyũ, “piece of paper”)
  • કાગળિયો (kāgaḷiyo, “messenger”)
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