गाव
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گاو (gāw) or inherited from Sanskrit *गाव (gāva). Doublet of गाय (gāy).
Pronunciation
Noun
गाव • (gāv) m (Urdu spelling گاو)
Declension
Declension of गाव (masc cons-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गाव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Alternative forms
- गांव (gāuva)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘄 (gāu), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘄 (gāṃu), 𑘐𑘰𑘌 (gāo), 𑘐𑘰𑘪 (gāva), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘪 (gāṃva), 𑘐𑘼𑘽 (gauṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Doublet of ग्राम (grām). Cognate with Konkani गांव (gā̃v), Gujarati ગામ (gām), Hindi गाँव (gā̃v)/Urdu گانو (gā̃v).
Noun
गाव • (gāv) n
Declension
| Declension of गाव (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
गाव gāv | ||
| direct plural |
गावे, गावं gāve, gāva | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गाव gāv |
गावे, गावं gāve, gāva | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गावा gāvā |
गावां- gāvān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गावाला gāvālā |
गावांना gāvānnā | |
| ergative | गावाने, गावानं gāvāne, gāvāna |
गावांनी gāvānnī | |
| instrumental | गावाशी gāvāśī |
गावांशी gāvānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गावात gāvāt |
गावांत gāvāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गावा gāvā |
गावांनो gāvānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of गाव (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
गावाचा gāvāċā |
गावाचे gāvāċe |
गावाची gāvācī |
गावाच्या gāvācā |
गावाचे, गावाचं gāvāċe, gāvāċa |
गावाची gāvācī |
गावाच्या gāvācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गावांचा gāvānċā |
गावांचे gāvānċe |
गावांची gāvāñcī |
गावांच्या gāvāncā |
गावांचे, गावांचं gāvānċe, gāvānċa |
गावांची gāvāñcī |
गावांच्या gāvāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गाव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाव_or_गांव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “गां(गा)व”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grāˊma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press