गोभी

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • गोबी (gobī)
  • कोबी (kobī), कोभी (kobhī)obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese couve (cabbage), from Latin caulis (stalk, stem). Cognate with Punjabi ਗੋਭੀ (gobhī), Marathi कोबी (kobī), Bengali কপি (kopi), Assamese কবি (kobi), Manipuri ꯀꯣꯕꯤ (kobi).

Some believe a derivative from Sanskrit गोजीह्विका (gojīhvikā), but is unlikely.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡoː.bʱiː/

Noun

गोभी • (gobhīf (Urdu spelling گوبھی or گوبی)

  1. cabbage
    Synonyms: (less ambiguous) बंद गोभी (band gobhī), (less ambiguous) पत्ता गोभी (pattā gobhī)
    सब्ज़ी मंडी से बंद गोभी ज़रूर ख़रीदना।
    sabzī maṇḍī se band gobhī zarūr xarīdnā.
    Be sure to buy some cabbage from the vegetable market.
  2. cauliflower
    Synonym: (less ambiguous) फूल गोभी (phūl gobhī)

Declension

Declension of गोभी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct गोभी
gobhī
गोभियाँ
gobhiyā̃
oblique गोभी
gobhī
गोभियों
gobhiyõ
vocative गोभी
gobhī
गोभियो
gobhiyo

Descendants

  • Burmese: ဂေါ်ဖီ (gauhpi)
  • English: gobi, gobhi
  • Pashto: ګوبي
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਗੋਭੀ (gobhī)
    Shahmukhi script: گوبھی (gobhī)

References