गवाय

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گواهی (govâhi, gavâhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəʋɑːj]

Noun

गवाय • (gavāy) (Latin script govai, Kannada script ಗವಾಯ್)

1. witness

   Synonyms: साक्षीदार (sākṣīdār), तेश्तिमुन्य (teśtimunya)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis), page 207