गाउँ

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.ũː/,

Noun

गाउँ (gāũ?

  1. village

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

Noun

गाउँ (gāũ)

  1. village
    Synonyms: गाम (gām), ग्राम (grām)
  2. rural settlement
    Synonym: बस्ती (bastī)

Derived terms

References

  • गाउँ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गाउँ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar