શૌચાલય
shauchalay
The Gujarati word for "toilet" is શૌચાલય (shauchalay).
શૌચાલય refers to a fixture used for urination and defecation.
Meaning: fixture used for urination and defecation (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word શૌચાલય is a compound.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
શૌચાલય is the standard, polite and formal way to refer to a toilet in Gujarati.
How do you pronounce it?
shauchalay
Did you know?
- The suffix ાલય in શૌચાલય is the same root used in હિમાલય meaning 'abode of snow', meaning the word literally describes a 'place or abode' for purification.
- The term 'shauch' (the root of the word) is also used in spiritual contexts to refer to 'internal purification' of the mind and soul.
- In rural Gujarat, the term શૌચાલય may be replaced by phrases referring to 'going to the field', as open defecation was historically common before government sanitation drives.
Examples in context
- શૌચાલય ક્યાં છે?Where is the toilet?
- આ શૌચાલય ખૂબ સ્વચ્છ છે.aa shauchalay khub swachh che.This toilet is very clean.
- શૌચાલયમાં પાણી નથી.shauchalay ma pani nathi.There is no water in the toilet.
Example conversation
Mital and Priya are at a restaurant.
- મિતલ Mitalપ્રિયા, શૌચાલય ક્યાં છે?Priya, shauchalay kya che?Priya, where is the toilet?
- પ્રિયા Priyaતે પેલી ગલીમાં છે.te peli galima che.It is in that alley.
- મિતલ Mitalશું તે ખુલ્લું છે?shu te khullu che?Is it open?
- પ્રિયા Priyaહા, મિતલ, તમે જઈ શકો છો.ha, Mital, tame jai shako cho.Yes, Mital, you can go.
