Confusing Gujarati words

These are similar-sounding words that sometimes confuse new learners of Gujarati.

• મળવાનુ - maLvaanu - to meet
• મરવાનુ - marvaanu - to die

• ગાવાનુ - gaavaanu - to sing
• ગાળવાનુ - gaaLvanu - to filter

• ગોર - gor - priest
• ગોળ - goL - circle OR jaggery

• ડોલ - dol - bucket
• ઢોલ - dhol - drum

• પાદવાનુ - padvaanu - to fart
• પાળવાનુ - Paalvaanu - to tame
• પાડવાનુ - paaDVaanu - to make fall

• ગોરા - goraa - fair
• ગોળા - goLaa - spheres
• ગોધા - godhaa - oxen
• ગોઘા - goghaa - confused
• ધોડા - ghoDaa - horses

• બળવાનુ - baLvaanu - to burn
• ભરવાનુ - bharvaanu - to fill
• ભણવાનુ - bhaNvaanu - to study
• ભળવાનુ - bhaLvaanu - to mix

• છાંટવાનુ - chhaatvanu - to spray
• ચાટવાનુ - chaatvanu - to lick

• ફાંસ - phaans - splinter
• ફણસ - phaNas - jackfruit
• ફાનસ - phaanas - lantern

• જાડા - jaaDaa - fat
• ઝાડા - jhaaDaa - diarrhea
• જાળા - jaaLaa - spider web

• તળવાનુ - taLvaanu - to fry
• દળવાનુ - daLvaanu - to grind
• ઢળવાનુ - dhaLvaanu - to lean

Added on Oct 7 2024

• ઉડવાનુ - udvaanu - to fly
• ઓઢવાનુ - odhvaanu - blanket

• ઉંધુ - undhu - upside down
• ઉંધિયું - undhiyu - a delicious Gujarati dish

Do you have any others? Email me!