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Saurashtra¹

  • /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
  • /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

proper noun Saurastra

  1. A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.

    Similar: Kathiawar, Kathiawar peninsula, Sorath

  2. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.

Saurashtra²

  • /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
  • /saʊˈɹɑːʃtɹə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ (saurāṣṭra), from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra, “from Saurashtra”).

noun Saurashtras · Saurashtra · Sourashtra

  1. One of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.

proper noun Sourashtra

  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by these people.

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name region in Gujarat

हिन्दीसौराष्ट्र saurāṣṭra, सोरठ soraṭh
ΕλληνικάΣυραστρηνή Syrastriní

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@misc{saurashtra_2026,
  title = {Saurashtra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saurashtra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}