गौड

Sanskrit

Adjective

गौड (gauḍa)

  1. made of sugar or molasses (MBh., Suśr., Hcat., etc.)
  2. of or relating to the Gauḍa people (Vātsyāy., Kāvyād., Sarvad.)

Declension

Noun

गौड (gauḍa) m and n

  1. a region in Bengal (Rājat., Prab., Hit.)
  2. the capital of that region

Declension

Noun

गौड (gauḍa) m

  1. the inhabitants of that region (Vātsyāy., Rājat., Śūdradh.)
  2. name of a prince of that region (Kathās.)
  3. name of a lexicographer

Declension

Noun

गौड (gauḍa) n

  1. sweetmeats (R.)
  2. rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from molasses (RTL., Mn., MBh., Gṛhyās.)
  3. (music) a particular modification of a melody

Declension

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0369
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