گمیݰ

Khowar

Etymology

Composed of two simplexes, گہ (gaá) is inherited from Sanskrit गावा (gāvā, “cow”), میݰ (méṣ) is inherited from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣá, “buffalo”).

Noun

گمیݰ (gaméṣ)

  1. buffalo

References

  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “گمیݰ”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 19 January 2023.
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