ઉદજન

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit उदन् (udan, water) +‎ जन (jana, producing, creating), a calque of English hydrogen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.d̪ə.d͡ʒən/

Noun[edit]

ઉદજન (udajann

  1. (neologism) hydrogen [from 19th c.]
    Synonym: હાઈડ્રોજન (hāīḍrojan)

Kachchi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit उद (uda, water) +‎ Sanskrit जन (jana, generating), modeled after Hindi उदजन (udjan), itself a Calque of French hydrogène, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, water) + γεννάω (gennáō, I bring forth).

Noun[edit]

ઉદજન (udjan)

  1. hydrogen