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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫 (gohūma), from Sanskrit गोधूम (godhūma). Cognate with Konkani गंव (gãv), Hindi गेहूँ (gehū̃).
Pronunciation
Noun
गहू • (gahū) m
- wheat
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गहू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōdhūˊma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press