Khambat (Guj)

Guj: ખંભાત khambhāt ‘Pillar Village’  [Cambay, Khambavati]  – City, Gujarat From Skt/Hin: stambha/khambhā, ‘pillar’; and Skt: vāṭī, ‘site’, ‘enclosure’, ‘village’. Khambhat was, in ancient times before its harbour silted up, an important port and trading...