गु
Nepali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha), from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)uH- (“feces”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡu]
- Phonetic Devanagari: गु
Noun
गु • (gu)
References
- “गुहु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गुहु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গু (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬸ (Balinese script)
- গু (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဂု (Burmese script)
- ગુ (Gujarati script)
- ਗੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಗು (Kannada script)
- គុ (Khmer script)
- ຄຸ (Lao script)
- ഗു (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଗୁ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ගු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚰 (Takri script)
- கு³ (Tamil script)
- గు (Telugu script)
- คุ (Thai script)
- གུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
See गो (go, “cow”)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡu/
Noun
गु • (gu) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गुः (guḥ) | गू (gū) | गवः (gavaḥ) |
| accusative | गुम् (gum) | गू (gū) | गूः (gūḥ) |
| instrumental | ग्वा (gvā) | गुभ्याम् (gubhyām) | गुभिः (gubhiḥ) |
| dative | गवे (gave) ग्वै¹ (gvai¹) |
गुभ्याम् (gubhyām) | गुभ्यः (gubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गोः (goḥ) ग्वाः¹ (gvāḥ¹) ग्वै² (gvai²) |
गुभ्याम् (gubhyām) | गुभ्यः (gubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गोः (goḥ) ग्वाः¹ (gvāḥ¹) ग्वै² (gvai²) |
ग्वोः (gvoḥ) | गूनाम् (gūnām) |
| locative | गौ (gau) ग्वाम्¹ (gvām¹) |
ग्वोः (gvoḥ) | गुषु (guṣu) |
| vocative | गो (go) | गू (gū) | गवः (gavaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “गु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 356.