গৰু

See also: গঁড়

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese গৰু (goru), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀽𑀯 (gorūva), from Sanskrit গোৰূপ (gorūpa). Cognate with Kamta গোৰু (güru), Sylheti ꠉꠞꠥ (goru), Bengali গরু (goru).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.ɹu/
(Kamrupi): IPA^(key): /ɡo.ɾu/

Noun

গৰু • (goru)

cattle, cow
ককায়েৰে পথাৰত গৰু চৰাই আছে।
kokayere potharot goru sorai ase.
Your elder brother is grazing cattle in the field.
stupid person
Synonyms: মূৰ্খ (murkho), বুৰ্বক (burbok), অঁকৰা (õkora)

Declension

Inflection of গৰু

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral				non-numeral (plural)
		singular		plural		informal
		♂	♀	♂	♀	informal
absolutive	গৰু goru	গৰুটো gorutü	গৰুজনী goruzoni	গৰুকেইটা gorukeita	গৰুকেইজনী gorukeizoni	গৰুবোৰ gorubür	গৰুবিলাক gorubilak
ergative	গৰুৱে gorue	গৰুটোৱে gorutüe	গৰুজনীয়ে goruzonie	গৰুকেইটাই gorukeitai	গৰুকেইজনীয়ে gorukeizonie	গৰুবোৰে gorubüre	গৰুবিলাকে gorubilake
accusative	গৰুক goruk	গৰুটোক gorutük	গৰুজনীক goruzonik	গৰুকেইটাক gorukeizonik	গৰুকেইজনীক gorukeizonik	গৰুবোৰক gorubürok	গৰুবিলাকক gorubilakok
genitive	গৰুৰ gorur	গৰুটোৰ gorutür	গৰুজনীৰ goruzonir	গৰুকেইটাৰ gorukeitar	গৰুকেইজনীৰ gorukeizonir	গৰুবোৰৰ gorubüror	গৰুবিলাকৰ gorubilakor
dative	গৰুলৈ goruloi	গৰুটোলৈ gorutüloi	গৰুজনীলৈ goruzoniloi	গৰুকেইটালৈ gorukeitaloi	গৰুকেইজনীলৈ gorukeizoniloi	গৰুবোৰলৈ gorubüroloi	গৰুবিলাকলৈ gorubilakoloi
terminative	গৰুলৈকে goruloike	গৰুটোলৈকে gorutüloike	গৰুজনীলৈকে goruzoniloike	গৰুকেইটালৈকে gorukeitaloi	গৰুকেইজনীলৈকে gorukeizoniloike	গৰুবোৰলৈকে gorubüroloike	গৰুবিলাকলৈকে gorubilakoloike
instrumental	গৰুৰে gorure	গৰুটোৰে gorutüre	গৰুজনীৰে goruzonire	গৰুকেইটাৰে gorukeitare	গৰুকেইজনীৰে gorukeizonire	গৰুবোৰেৰে gorubürere	গৰুবিলাকেৰে gorubilakere
locative	গৰুত gorut	গৰুটোত gorutüt	গৰুজনীত gorutüt	গৰুকেইটাত gorukeitat	গৰুকেইজনীত gorukeizonit	গৰুবোৰত gorubürot	গৰুবিলাকত gorubilakot

Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

Derived terms

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀽𑀯 (gorūva), from Sanskrit গোৰূপ (gorūpa).

Noun

গৰু (goru)

cattle, cow
- 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayan Uttara kanda:
  ছাগ গৰু গান্ধ গণ্ড গাৱয় শৃগাল ।
  কুকুৰ বিড়ালি বৰা হৰিণৰ পাল ॥২৩
  ঘোটক কণ্টলা উট মেঠন মহিষে ।
  যূথে যূথে হস্তীসব চলে সহৰিষে ॥২৪
  chago goru gandho goṇḍo gawoyo śṛgalo ,
  kukuro biṛali bora horiṇoro palo .23
  ghöṭoko koṇṭola uṭo meṭhono mohiṣe ,
  jūthe jūthe hostīsobo cole sohoriṣe .24
  Goats, cattle, donkeys, rhinos, nilgais, jackals,
  dogs, cats, pigs, herds of deer,
  horses, porcupines, camels, gaurs, buffaloes,
  herds of elephants go with joy.

গৰু

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