ખોસવું

Gujarati

Gujarati verb set
ખોસવું (khosvũ)
ખોસાવું (khosāvũ)
ખોસાવવું (khosāvvũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *स्कोषति (skoṣati), from स्कुष् (skuṣ) (attested as स्कुष्ट्वा (skuṣṭvā)). Cognate with Hindi खोंसना (khõsnā) and Marathi खोसणें (khosṇẽ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰos.ʋũ/

Verb

ખોસવું • (khosvũ) (transitive)

1. to push, thrust in
2. to cram
3. to pierce

Synoyonm

• (push): ઘાલવું (ghālvũ)
• (pierce): ઘોંચવું (ghoñcvũ)

Descendants

• →? Kachchi: ખોંસણૂ (khõsṇū)

References

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