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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit घात (ghāta), derived from the root हन् (han), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑː.oː/, , /ɡʱɑːʋ/,
Noun
घाव • (ghāv) m (Urdu spelling گھاو)
- wound, sore, bruise
झरने से पानी, घाव से ख़ून रिसता है।- jharne se pānī, ghāv se xūn ristā hai.
- Water oozes from a spring, blood from a wound.
Declension
Declension of घाव (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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घाव ghāv
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घाव ghāv
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oblique
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घाव ghāv
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घावों ghāvõ
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vocative
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घाव ghāv
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घावो ghāvo
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Synonyms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “घाव”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.