See also: ग़, , , and गा

U+0917, ग
DEVANAGARI LETTER GA

[U+0916]
Devanagari
[U+0918]

Translingual

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ga)

  1. the Devanagari script's voiced, unaspirated guttural consonant; g /g/

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ga)

  1. The fifteenth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡə/, [ɡɐ]

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(ga)

  1. the third consonant in Hindi

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡə/
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Letter

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(ga)

  1. The third consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

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(ga)

  1. The third consonant in Nepali.

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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    Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *-gʷh₂-ó-s;[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (to go).

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    Adjective

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    (ga) stem (root गा)

    1. (at the end of a compound) going, moving
    2. (at the end of a compound) reaching to

    Declension

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    Masculine a-stem declension of (ga)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative गः
    gaḥ
    गौ / गा¹
    gau / gā¹
    गाः / गासः¹
    gāḥ / gāsaḥ¹
    Vocative
    ga
    गौ / गा¹
    gau / gā¹
    गाः / गासः¹
    gāḥ / gāsaḥ¹
    Accusative गम्
    gam
    गौ / गा¹
    gau / gā¹
    गान्
    gān
    Instrumental गेन
    gena
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गैः / गेभिः¹
    gaiḥ / gebhiḥ¹
    Dative गाय
    gāya
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गेभ्यः
    gebhyaḥ
    Ablative गात्
    gāt
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गेभ्यः
    gebhyaḥ
    Genitive गस्य
    gasya
    गयोः
    gayoḥ
    गानाम्
    gānām
    Locative गे
    ge
    गयोः
    gayoḥ
    गेषु
    geṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine ā-stem declension of गा ()
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative गाः
    gāḥ
    गौ / गा¹
    gau / gā¹
    गाः
    gāḥ
    Vocative गाः
    gāḥ
    गौ / गा¹
    gau / gā¹
    गाः
    gāḥ
    Accusative गाम्
    gām
    गौ / गा¹
    gau / gā¹
    गाः / गः²
    gāḥ / gaḥ²
    Instrumental गा
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गाभिः
    gābhiḥ
    Dative गे
    ge
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गाभ्यः
    gābhyaḥ
    Ablative गः
    gaḥ
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गाभ्यः
    gābhyaḥ
    Genitive गः
    gaḥ
    गोः
    goḥ
    गानाम् / गाम्²
    gānām / gām²
    Locative गि
    gi
    गोः
    goḥ
    गासु
    gāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Perhaps
    Neuter a-stem declension of (ga)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative गम्
    gam
    गे
    ge
    गानि / गा¹
    gāni / gā¹
    Vocative
    ga
    गे
    ge
    गानि / गा¹
    gāni / gā¹
    Accusative गम्
    gam
    गे
    ge
    गानि / गा¹
    gāni / gā¹
    Instrumental गेन
    gena
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गैः / गेभिः¹
    gaiḥ / gebhiḥ¹
    Dative गाय
    gāya
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गेभ्यः
    gebhyaḥ
    Ablative गात्
    gāt
    गाभ्याम्
    gābhyām
    गेभ्यः
    gebhyaḥ
    Genitive गस्य
    gasya
    गयोः
    gayoḥ
    गानाम्
    gānām
    Locative गे
    ge
    गयोः
    gayoḥ
    गेषु
    geṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

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    References

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    1. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 174