Editing Saurashtra language (section)

== Loanwords ==

The language itself is more similar to modern day [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] as both originated from [[Prakrit]]. However, in the course of migration to [[South India]], the language was influenced by [[Dravidian Languages]] such as [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]] and accumulated words from those language in its vocabulary as [[loanwords]]. 
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width=200 | English
! scope="col" width=200 | Saurashtra loanword
! scope="col" width=200 | Donor-language word 
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|  "[[Rasam (dish)|Rasam]]" (Tamarind extract)  ||  Pilchār || Charu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
|-
| [[Read (process)|Read]]/Study  ||  Chouthi    || Chaduvu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]) 
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| [[Mirror]]  ||  Addam    ||    Adhham ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]) 
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| [[Flattened rice]]  ||  Aḍkul    ||    Atukulu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
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| [[Retail#Types of retail outlets|Shop]]  ||  Aṅgiḍi  ||    Aṅgaḍi ([[Kannada language|Kannada]])
|-
| [[Rangoli]] ||  Muggu   ||    Muggulu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
|-
| [[Clothing|Cloth]]  ||  Boṭṭal    ||    Batte/Battalu ([[Kannada]]/ [[Telugu language|Telugu]]) 
|-
| [[Swallowing]]/Ants  ||  Miṅgi    ||    Miṅgaḍamu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
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| [[Jumping|Jump]] ||  Dhuṅki/Dhumki    ||    Dumuku ([[Kannada]]/ [[Telugu language|Telugu]])
|-
| Vehicle||  Boṇḍi    ||    Bandi ([[Kannada]]/ [[Telugu language|Telugu]])
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| Children ||  Pillan   ||    Pillalu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
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| Way ||  Vāṭ    ||   Vaat (Gujarati / [[Marathi language|Marathi]] )
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| Punch (blow with the fist) || Gudthi || Guddhu ([[Kannada]]/ [[Telugu language|Telugu]])
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|Sprinkles||  Chiṅkul || Chinukulu ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
|-
| Drop ||  Boṭṭu || Bottu ([[Kannada]] /[[Telugu language|Telugu]])
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| Work || Kām || Kaam (Gujarati/ [[Marathi language|Marathi]]/ [[Hindi]])
|-
| Monkey || Kōdi || Kothi ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]/ [[Kannada]])
|-
|Milk 
|Dūdh
|Dūdha ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|Water 
|Pani
|Pāṇī ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|[[Cattle|Cow]]
|Gaaye/Goru
|Gaay (Gujarati), Gaaye ([[Hindi]]/ [[Marathi language|Marathi]])
|-
|[[Who (pronoun)|Who]]
|Kōn
|Kōṇ ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]/ [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|[[:wikt:out|Out]]
|Bharāḍ 
|Bahāra ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|[[:wikt:come|Come]]
|Āv
|Āvō ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|[[:wikt:do|Do]]
|Kēr
|Karā ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]), Kar (Gujarati)
|-
|[[:wikt:Go|Go]]
|Jā
|Jā'ō ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|Home
|Ghēr
|Ghar ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]])
|-
|Rice
|Bhath
|Bhāt (Gujarati, [[Marathi language|Marathi]])
|-
|No
|Nokko
|Noko ([[Marathi language|Marathi]])
|-
|Sour
|Ambaṭ 
|Amlo([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]) / Ambot (Konkani)
|-
|Spicy
|Thikke
|tīkhaṭ ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]), Tīkhu (Gujarati)
|-
|Curry
|Amti
|Amti ([[Marathi language|Marathi]])
|-
|Fog/Snow
|Monchu
|Man̄cu ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]), ([[Telugu language|Telugu]])
|-
|That
|Thele
|Athu (Tamil) Ani (Telugu)
|-
|Watch/Look
|sātha
|Pār (Tamil) Cūḍu (Telugu)
|-
|What
|kāye
|Yenna (Tamil)
|-
|So
|avenu
|Ataṉāl (Tamil) 
|}