गऊ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀉 (gaü), from Sanskrit गव (gava), a form of गो (gó) in compounds.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.uː/, [ɡɐ.uː]

Noun

गऊ • (gaū) f

1. (dialectal) cow

   Synonym: (standard) गाय (gāy)

Declension

Declension of गऊ (fem ind ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गऊ gaū	गउएँ gauẽ
oblique	गऊ gaū	गउओं gauõ
vocative	गऊ gaū	गउओ gauo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gava”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press