गाय

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See also: गोंय, गये, and गया

Bhojpuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

गाय (gāy) f (Kaithi 𑂏𑂰𑂨)

  1. cow

Hindi

Alternative forms

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) IPA(key): /ɡɑːj/, , /ɡɑː.eː/, , /ɡɑː.iː/,

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے)

  1. cow
  2. (figuratively) a naive person; innocent, docile or gentle 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

References

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गो (go).

Pronunciation

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Latin script gai, Kannada script ಗಾಯ್)

  1. cow

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

Noun

गाय • (gāy) (Tirhuta 𑒑𑒰𑒨)

  1. cow

Marathi

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गाए (gāe), गाय (gāya), गौ (gau), from Sanskrit गो (go, “cow”). Cognate with Gujarati ગાય (gāya), Hindi गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f

  1. cow

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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