કીવી
kīvī
The English word "kiwi" (referring to the bird) is translated into Gujarati as કીવી (kīvī).
The word refers to the bird.
Meaning: bird (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kīvī.
Did you know?
- Gujarati is an abugida script, meaning each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel. In કીવી, the consonant ક is modified by a vowel sign to change its sound.
- While કીવી refers to the bird, Gujarati uses the same word for the kiwi fruit. This creates a linguistic link between the animal and the fruit that mirrors English.
- The Gujarati word કીવી is a phonetic loanword, meaning it was borrowed directly from English to describe the bird.
Examples in context
- કીવી એક નાનું પક્ષી છે.kīvī ek nānu pakṣī che.A kiwi is a small bird.
- શું તમે કીવી પક્ષી જોયું છે?shu tame kīvī pakṣī joyu che?Have you seen a kiwi bird?
- કીવી પક્ષી ઊડી શકતું નથી.kīvī pakṣī ūḍī śaktu nathī.The kiwi bird cannot fly.
Example conversation
Nilay and Priya are looking at a picture of birds in a book.
- નિલય Nilayપ્રિયા, આ કીવી છે.priyā, ā kīvī chē.Priya, this is a kiwi.
- પ્રિયા Priyaતે કેટલું અજીબ લાગે છે!tē kēṭalu ajīb lāgē chē!It looks so strange!
- નિલય Nilayહા, કીવી ઉડી શકતું નથી.hā, kīvī uḍī shakatu nathī.Yes, the kiwi cannot fly.
- પ્રિયા Priyaતે ખૂબ જ રસપ્રદ છે.tē khūb ja rasaprad chē.That is very interesting.
