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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃ːʋ/, , /ɡɑ̃ː.oː/,
Noun
गांव • (gāmv) m (Urdu spelling گاؤں)
- Alternative spelling of गाँव (gā̃v)
Declension
Declension of गांव (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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गांव
gāmv
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गांव
gāmv
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| oblique
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गांव
gāmv
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गांवों
gāmvõ
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| vocative
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गांव
gāmv
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गांवो
gāmvo
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Konkani
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).
Pronunciation
Noun
गांव • (gā̃v) (Latin script gaum, Kannada script ಗಾಂವ)
- village
- Synonyms: नाड (nāḍ), ग्राम (grām), हळ्ळि (haḷḷi)
References
- Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei (1883) An English-Konkani Dictionary: And A Konkani-English Dictionary, Mangalore: Basel Mission Press, page 35