गाय

See also: गोंय, गये, and गया

Bhojpuri

Alternative forms

• गाइ (gāi)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

गाय (gāy) f (Kaithi 𑂏𑂰𑂨)

1. cow

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गाई (gāī), गाए (gāe)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːj/, [ɡäːj], /ɡɑː.eː/, [ɡäː.eː], /ɡɑː.iː/, [ɡäː.iː]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے)

1. cow
2. (figuratively) a naive person; innocent, docile or gentle person

Declension

Declension of गाय (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गाय gāy	गायें gāyẽ
oblique	गाय gāy	गायों gāyõ
vocative	गाय gāy	गायो gāyo

References

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

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गो (go).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑːj]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Latin script gai, Kannada script ಗಾಯ್)

1. cow

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaːĕ], [ɡæ]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) (Tirhuta 𑒑𑒰𑒨)

1. cow

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गाए (gāe), गाय (gāya), गौ (gau), from Sanskrit गो (go, “cow”). Cognate with Gujarati ગાય (gāya), Hindi गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaj/

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f

1. cow

Derived terms

• गायरान (gāyrān)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press