गाव

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گاو (gāw) or inherited from Sanskrit *गाव (gāva). Doublet of गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːʋ/,

Noun

गाव (gāvm (Urdu spelling گاو)

  1. an ox
    Synonym: बैल (bail)

Declension

References

Marathi

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Alternative forms

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 (gāvn

  1. village
    Synonym: खेडे (kheḍe)
  2. (more generally) town or city
    Synonyms: नगर (nagar), शहर (śahar)

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
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 (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (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