Gujarati Nouns

  1. Read the following words.

sap serpent

Aa&` eye

nak nose

AadmI man/ husband

3o a kind of reptile

pa8I water

2okro boy

bok6o he-goat

maXo nest

2okrI girl

bok6I she-goat

maXI a small nest

mata mother

baXa child girl

=aXa school

2okru& child

bok6u& goat (neut.)

taXu& lock

We can divide these words into two groups: (1) consonant ending words and (2) vowel ending words as under:

Consonant ending vowel ending

sap serpent AadmI man/ husband

Aa&` eye 3o a kind of reptile

nak nose pa8I water

2okro boy

bok6o he-goat

maXo nest

2okrI girl

bok6I she-goat

maXI a small nest

mata mother

baXa child girl

=aXa school

2okru& child

bok6u& goat (neuter)

taXu& lock

This division is crucial to understand many grammatical patterns of the language. I suggest you to make a small list of Gujarati words and divide them into consonant ending and vowel ending groups. Feel free to consult me if you find any difficulty in it.

 

 

 

This division is important to understand many patterns of Gujarati language.