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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).
Proper noun
गया • (gayā) m (Urdu spelling گیا)
- Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)
Declension
Declension of गया (sg-only masc ā-stem)
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singular
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direct
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गया gayā
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oblique
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गए, गये gae, gaye
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vocative
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गए, गये gae, gaye
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, “gone”).
Pronunciation
Verb
गया • (gayā) (Urdu spelling گیا)
- inflection of जाना (jānā):
- masculine singular perfective participle
- masculine singular perfect indicative
- वह घर गया। ― vah ghar gayā. ― He went home.
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গয়া (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- গয়া (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဂယာ (Burmese script)
- ગયા (Gujarati script)
- ਗਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಗಯಾ (Kannada script)
- គយា (Khmer script)
- ຄຍາ (Lao script)
- ഗയാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଗଯା (Odia script)
- ꢔꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ගයා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- க³யா (Tamil script)
- గయా (Telugu script)
- คยา (Thai script)
- ག་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Named after the demon गयासुर (gayāsura) (Gayasura), compare असुर (asura).
Proper noun
गया • (gayā)
- Gaya (historical and modern city in India)
References
- Mandal, R. B. (1989). Systems of Rural Settlements in Developing Countries. Concept Publishing Company.