Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

Proper noun

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गया (gayām (Urdu spelling گیا)

  1. Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, gone).

Verb

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गया (gayā) (Urdu spelling گیا)

  1. inflection of जाना (jānā):
    1. masculine singular perfective participle
    2. masculine singular perfect indicative
    वह घर गयाvah ghar gayā.He went home.

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Named after the demon गयासुर (gayāsura) (Gayasura), compare असुर (asura).

Proper noun

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गया (gayā)

  1. Gaya (historical and modern city in India)

References

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  • Mandal, R. B. (1989). Systems of Rural Settlements in Developing Countries. Concept Publishing Company.