गया

See also: गोंय, गये, and गाय

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡə.jɑː/, [ɡɐ.jäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

Proper noun

गया • (gayā) m (Urdu spelling گیا)

  1. Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)
Declension
Declension of गया (sg-only masc ā-stem)
singular
direct गया
gayā
oblique गए, गये
gae, gaye
vocative गए, गये
gae, gaye

Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *gatás
    Sanskrit गत (gata)
    Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa)
    Hindi गया (gayā)

    Inherited from Prakrit गय (gaya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, “gone”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡə.jɑː/, [ɡɐ.jäː], /ɡə.jᵊ/, [ɡɐ.jᵊ], /ɡɪ.ɑː/, [ɡɪ.äː]

    Verb

    गया • (gayā) (Urdu spelling گیا)

    1. inflection of जाना (jānā):
      1. masculine singular perfective participle
      2. masculine singular perfect indicative
      वह घर गया। ― vah ghar gayā. ― He went home.

    References

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

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Alternative scripts
    • গয়া (Assamese script)
    • ᬕᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
    • গয়া (Bengali script)
    • 𑰐𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
    • 𑀕𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
    • ဂယာ (Burmese script)
    • ગયા (Gujarati script)
    • ਗਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
    • 𑌗𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
    • ꦒꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
    • 𑂏𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
    • ಗಯಾ (Kannada script)
    • គយា (Khmer script)
    • ຄຍາ (Lao script)
    • ഗയാ (Malayalam script)
    • ᡤᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
    • 𑘐𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
    • ᠺᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
    • 𑦰𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
    • 𑐐𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
    • ଗଯା (Odia script)
    • ꢔꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
    • 𑆓𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
    • 𑖐𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
    • ගයා (Sinhalese script)
    • 𑩞𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
    • 𑚌𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
    • க³யா (Tamil script)
    • గయా (Telugu script)
    • คยา (Thai script)
    • ག་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
    • 𑒑𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
    • 𑨍𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

    Etymology

    Named after the demon गयासुर (gayāsura) (Gayasura), compare असुर (asura).

    Proper noun

    गया • (gayā)

    1. Gaya (historical and modern city in India)

    References

    • Mandal, R. B. (1989). Systems of Rural Settlements in Developing Countries. Concept Publishing Company.
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