गोद
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻 (*goddī), borrowed from a substrate language. Compare Sanskrit क्रोड (kroḍa, “bosom”), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*goḍḍa, “knee”).
Cognate with Punjabi ਗੋਦ (god) / گود (god), Gujarati ગોદ (god), Sindhi گوڏِ / गोॾि (“fastening of a dhoti”), Nepali गोद (god).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡoːd̪/
Noun
गोद • (god) f (Urdu spelling گود)
- (anatomy) lap
- Synonym: गोदी (godī)
- अपने बच्चे को गोद में बिठाओ।
- apne bacce ko god mẽ biṭhāo.
- Make your child sit on your lap.
- adoption
- गोद देना ― god denā ― to give for adoption
- गोद लेना ― god lenā ― to adopt
- inner portion
- मंदिर की गोद ― mandir kī god ― internal part of a temple
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गोद god |
गोदें godẽ |
| oblique | गोद god |
गोदों godõ |
| vocative | गोद god |
गोदो godo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गोद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gōddī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গোদ (Assamese script)
- ᬕᭀᬤ (Balinese script)
- গোদ (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰺𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑁄𑀤 (Brahmi script)
- ဂေါဒ (Burmese script)
- ગોદ (Gujarati script)
- ਗੋਦ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍋𑌦 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦺꦴꦢ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂷𑂠 (Kaithi script)
- ಗೋದ (Kannada script)
- គោទ (Khmer script)
- ໂຄທ (Lao script)
- ഗോദ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠣᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘻𑘟 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠣᠸᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧜𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑑀𑐡 (Newa script)
- ଗୋଦ (Odia script)
- ꢔꣂꢣ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆾𑆢 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖺𑖟 (Siddham script)
- ගොද (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩕𑩭 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚴𑚛 (Takri script)
- கே³ாத³ (Tamil script)
- గోద (Telugu script)
- โคท (Thai script)
- གོ་ད (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒼𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨆𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From गो (go, “cow”) + -द (-da, “giver”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɐw.dɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡoː.d̪ɐ/
Adjective
गोद • (goda) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गोदः (godaḥ) | गोदौ (godau) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
गोदाः (godāḥ) गोदासः¹ (godāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गोदम् (godam) | गोदौ (godau) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
गोदान् (godān) |
| instrumental | गोदेन (godena) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदैः (godaiḥ) गोदेभिः¹ (godebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गोदाय (godāya) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गोदात् (godāt) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गोदस्य (godasya) | गोदयोः (godayoḥ) | गोदानाम् (godānām) |
| locative | गोदे (gode) | गोदयोः (godayoḥ) | गोदेषु (godeṣu) |
| vocative | गोद (goda) | गोदौ (godau) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
गोदाः (godāḥ) गोदासः¹ (godāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गोदा (godā) | गोदे (gode) | गोदाः (godāḥ) |
| accusative | गोदाम् (godām) | गोदे (gode) | गोदाः (godāḥ) |
| instrumental | गोदया (godayā) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदाभिः (godābhiḥ) |
| dative | गोदायै (godāyai) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदाभ्यः (godābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गोदायाः (godāyāḥ) गोदायै² (godāyai²) |
गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदाभ्यः (godābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गोदायाः (godāyāḥ) गोदायै² (godāyai²) |
गोदयोः (godayoḥ) | गोदानाम् (godānām) |
| locative | गोदायाम् (godāyām) | गोदयोः (godayoḥ) | गोदासु (godāsu) |
| vocative | गोदे (gode) | गोदे (gode) | गोदाः (godāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गोदम् (godam) | गोदे (gode) | गोदानि (godāni) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
| accusative | गोदम् (godam) | गोदे (gode) | गोदानि (godāni) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
| instrumental | गोदेन (godena) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदैः (godaiḥ) गोदेभिः¹ (godebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गोदाय (godāya) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गोदात् (godāt) | गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām) | गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गोदस्य (godasya) | गोदयोः (godayoḥ) | गोदानाम् (godānām) |
| locative | गोदे (gode) | गोदयोः (godayoḥ) | गोदेषु (godeṣu) |
| vocative | गोद (goda) | गोदे (gode) | गोदानि (godāni) गोदा¹ (godā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “गोद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 364.