ગાય

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • ગા (gā), ગાઈ (gāī), ગાએ (gāe)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of ગો (go).

Pronunciation

Noun

ગાય • (gāy) f

  1. cow (Bos taurus)
    Synonyms: ધેનુ (dhenu), ગૌ (gau), (endearing) ગાવડી (gāvḍī), ગાવ (gāv)

References

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