घाव
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit घात (ghāta), derived from the root हन् (han), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
घाव • (ghāv) m (Urdu spelling گھاو)
- wound, sore, bruise
- झरने से पानी, घाव से ख़ून रिसता है।
- jharne se pānī, ghāv se xūn ristā hai.
- Water oozes from a spring, blood from a wound.
Declension edit
Declension of घाव (masc cons-stem)
Synonyms edit
- ज़ख़्म (zaxm)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “घाव”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.