गाव

See also: गाँव, गांव, and गोवा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گاو (gāw) or inherited from Sanskrit *गाव (gāva). Doublet of गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːʋ/, [ɡäːʋ]

Noun

गाव • (gāv) m (Urdu spelling گاو)

1. an ox

   Synonym: बैल (bail)

Declension

Declension of गाव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गाव gāv	गाव gāv
oblique	गाव gāv	गावों gāvõ
vocative	गाव gāv	गावो gāvo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गाव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘄 (gāu), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘄 (gāṃu), 𑘐𑘰𑘌 (gāo), 𑘐𑘰𑘪 (gāva), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘪 (gāṃva), 𑘐𑘼𑘽 (gauṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Doublet of ग्राम (grām). Cognate with Konkani गांव (gā̃v), Gujarati ગામ (gām), Hindi गाँव (gā̃v)/Urdu گانو (gā̃v).

Noun

गाव • (gāv) n

1. village

   Synonym: खेडे (kheḍe)

2. (more generally) town or city

   Synonyms: नगर (nagar), शहर (śahar)

Derived terms

• खेडेगाव (kheḍegāv)
• गावकामगार (gāvkāmgār)
• गावोगावी (gāvogāvī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गाव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाव_or_गांव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गां(गा)व”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grāˊma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press