गाउँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.ũː/, [ɡäː.ũː]

Noun

गाउँ • (gāũ) ?

1. village

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• ग्राम (grām)

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡä̃ũ̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: गाँउ

Noun

गाउँ • (gāũ)

1. village

   Synonyms: गाम (gām), ग्राम (grām)

2. rural settlement

   Synonym: बस्ती (bastī)

Derived terms

• गाउँले (gāũle)
• गाउँघर (gāũghar)
• गाउँकोश (gāũkoś)
• गाउँ खानु (gāũ khānu)
• गाउँ खाने कथा (gāũ khāne kathā)
• गाविस (gāvisa)
• गाउँफर्क (gāũpharka)
• गाउँ पञ्चायत (gāũ pañcāyat)
• गाउँ सभा (gāũ sabhā)

References

• “गाउँ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गाउँ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar