गोद

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻 (*goddī), borrowed from a substrate language. Compare Sanskrit क्रोड (kroḍa, bosom), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*goḍḍa, knee).

Cognate with Punjabi ਗੋਦ (god) / گود (god), Gujarati ગોદ (god), Sindhi گوڏِ / गोॾि (fastening of a dhoti), Nepali गोद (god).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡoːd̪/

Noun

गोद (godf (Urdu spelling گود)

  1. (anatomy) lap
    Synonym: गोदी (godī)
    अपने बच्चे को गोद में बिठाओ।
    apne bacce ko god mẽ biṭhāo.
    Make your child sit on your lap.
  2. adoption
    गोद देनाgod denāto give for adoption
    गोद लेनाgod lenāto adopt
  3. inner portion
    मंदिर की गोदmandir kī godinternal part of a temple

Declension

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From गो (go, cow) +‎ -द (-da, giver).

Pronunciation

Adjective

गोद (goda) stem

  1. giving cows or cattle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोद (goda)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोदः
godaḥ
गोदौ / गोदा¹
godau / godā¹
गोदाः / गोदासः¹
godāḥ / godāsaḥ¹
Vocative गोद
goda
गोदौ / गोदा¹
godau / godā¹
गोदाः / गोदासः¹
godāḥ / godāsaḥ¹
Accusative गोदम्
godam
गोदौ / गोदा¹
godau / godā¹
गोदान्
godān
Instrumental गोदेन
godena
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदैः / गोदेभिः¹
godaiḥ / godebhiḥ¹
Dative गोदाय
godāya
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदेभ्यः
godebhyaḥ
Ablative गोदात्
godāt
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदेभ्यः
godebhyaḥ
Genitive गोदस्य
godasya
गोदयोः
godayoḥ
गोदानाम्
godānām
Locative गोदे
gode
गोदयोः
godayoḥ
गोदेषु
godeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of गोदा (godā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोदा
godā
गोदे
gode
गोदाः
godāḥ
Vocative गोदे
gode
गोदे
gode
गोदाः
godāḥ
Accusative गोदाम्
godām
गोदे
gode
गोदाः
godāḥ
Instrumental गोदया / गोदा¹
godayā / godā¹
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदाभिः
godābhiḥ
Dative गोदायै
godāyai
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदाभ्यः
godābhyaḥ
Ablative गोदायाः / गोदायै²
godāyāḥ / godāyai²
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदाभ्यः
godābhyaḥ
Genitive गोदायाः / गोदायै²
godāyāḥ / godāyai²
गोदयोः
godayoḥ
गोदानाम्
godānām
Locative गोदायाम्
godāyām
गोदयोः
godayoḥ
गोदासु
godāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of गोद (goda)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोदम्
godam
गोदे
gode
गोदानि / गोदा¹
godāni / godā¹
Vocative गोद
goda
गोदे
gode
गोदानि / गोदा¹
godāni / godā¹
Accusative गोदम्
godam
गोदे
gode
गोदानि / गोदा¹
godāni / godā¹
Instrumental गोदेन
godena
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदैः / गोदेभिः¹
godaiḥ / godebhiḥ¹
Dative गोदाय
godāya
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदेभ्यः
godebhyaḥ
Ablative गोदात्
godāt
गोदाभ्याम्
godābhyām
गोदेभ्यः
godebhyaḥ
Genitive गोदस्य
godasya
गोदयोः
godayoḥ
गोदानाम्
godānām
Locative गोदे
gode
गोदयोः
godayoḥ
गोदेषु
godeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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