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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi गांव (gāṃva), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-os, from the root *h₂ger- (“to assemble, gather”). Distantly related to Polish gromada (“village organization”).
Pronunciation
Noun
गाँव • (gā̃v) m (Urdu spelling گاؤں or گانو)
- village, hamlet
- rural settlement
Declension
Declension of गाँव (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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गाँव
gā̃v
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गाँव
gā̃v
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| oblique
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गाँव
gā̃v
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गाँवों
gā̃võ
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गाँव
gā̃v
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गाँवो
gā̃vo
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References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grā́ma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press