ગાય

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Gujarati

ગાય (gāy, cow)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, cow), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of ગો (go).

Pronunciation

Noun

Gujarati ગાય
Perso-Arabic گاي

ગાય (gāyf

  1. cow, an adult female of the species Bos taurus
    Synonyms: ધેનુ (dhenu), ગૌ (gau), (endearing) ગાવડી (gāvḍī), ગાવ (gāv)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press