गाय
See also: गोंय, गये, and गया
Bhojpuri
Alternative forms
- गाइ (gāi)
Etymology
From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.
Noun
गाय (gāy) f (Kaithi 𑂏𑂰𑂨)
- cow
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गाई (gāī), गाए (gāe)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of गो (go).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːj/, [ɡäːj]
Noun
गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے)
- cow
- (figuratively) a docile person
Declension
Declension of गाय (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | गाय gāy | गायें gāyẽ |
oblique | गाय gāy | गायों gāyõ |
vocative | गाय gāy | गायो gāyo |
Maithili
Etymology
From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaːĕ], [ɡæ]
Noun
गाय • (gāy) (Tirhuta 𑒑𑒰𑒨)
- cow
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi गाए (gāe), गाय (gāya), गौ (gau), from Sanskrit गो (go, “cow”).
Noun
गाय • (gāy) f
- cow
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “गाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press