ઘાસલેટ

Gujarati

Etymology

Originally a compound of ગ્યાસ (gyās) +‎ તેલ (tel). ગ્યાસ (gyās) from English gas and was later modified (by influence from ઘાસ (ghās, “grass”)) to ઘાસ (ghās), and તેલ (tel, “oil”) underwent metathesis.

Noun

ઘાસલેટ • (ghāsleṭ) n

  1. kerosene
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