गोधा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• godhā (Latin script)
• 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• গোধা (Bengali script)
• ගොධා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂေါဓာ or ဂေါဓါ or ၷေႃꩪႃ (Burmese script)
• โคธา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩮᩤᨵᩤ or ᨣᩮᩣᨵᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຄຘາ (Lao script)
• គោធា (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄮𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

गोधा f

1. Devanagari script form of godhā (“monitor lizard”)

Declension

Declension table of "गोधा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	गोधा (godhā)	गोधायो (godhāyo) or गोधा (godhā)
Accusative (second)	गोधं (godhaṃ)	गोधायो (godhāyo) or गोधा (godhā)
Instrumental (third)	गोधाय (godhāya)	गोधाहि (godhāhi) or गोधाभि (godhābhi)
Dative (fourth)	गोधाय (godhāya)	गोधानं (godhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	गोधाय (godhāya)	गोधाहि (godhāhi) or गोधाभि (godhābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	गोधाय (godhāya)	गोधानं (godhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	गोधाय (godhāya) or गोधायं (godhāyaṃ)	गोधासु (godhāsu)
Vocative (calling)	गोधे (godhe)	गोधायो (godhāyo) or गोधा (godhā)

Prakrit

Noun

गोधा (godhā)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (“monitor lizard”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• গোধা (Assamese script)
• ᬕᭀᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
• গোধা (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰺𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဂေါဓာ (Burmese script)
• ગોધા (Gujarati script)
• ਗੋਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍋𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦺꦴꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂷𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಗೋಧಾ (Kannada script)
• គោធា (Khmer script)
• ໂຄຘາ (Lao script)
• ഗോധാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠣᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘻𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧜𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑀𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଗୋଧା (Odia script)
• ꢔꣂꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆾𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖺𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ගොධා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩕𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚴𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
• கே³ாத⁴ா (Tamil script)
• గోధా (Telugu script)
• โคธา (Thai script)
• གོ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒼𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨆𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Traditionally explained as गो (go, “ox; cattle”) + धा (dhā), from धयति (dhayati, “to suck”), literally "cow-sucker", which is likely based on either folk etymology or folk belief about milk-sucking reptile or amphibian common to some Indo-European cultures. Possibly comparable with Old Armenian կովադիաց (kovadiacʻ, “lizard”), Northern Kurdish bizinmij (“monitor lizard”, literally “goat sucker”), and even Latin būfō (“toad”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐw.dʱɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoː.d̪ʱɑː/

Noun

गोधा • (godhā́) stem, f

1. a kind of monitor lizard or other big lizard
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 4.3.6:

     मूर्णा॒ मृग॒स्य द॒न्ता अ॒पिशीर्णा उ पृष्ट॒यः ।
     निम्रु॒क् ते गोधा॒ भवतु नीचा॒यच् छशयु॒र् मृगः॒ ॥

     mū́rṇā mṛ́gasyá dantā́ apíśī́rṇā́ ú pṛṣṭayáḥ .
     nímruk té gódhā bhávátú nī́cāyác cháśáyur mṛ́gaḥ .

     Ruined (are) the teeth of the beast; crushed in also (its) ribs;
     Disappearing be for thee the godhā́ (monitor lizard); downward go the lurking(?) beast.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Śukla-Yajurveda (Vājasenayi Saṃhitā)
2. sinew, chord
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
3. a leather strap worn around the left arm to prevent injury from a bowstring
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गोधा (godhā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गोधा godhā́	गोधे godhé	गोधाः godhā́ḥ
Vocative	गोधे gódhe	गोधे gódhe	गोधाः gódhāḥ
Accusative	गोधाम् godhā́m	गोधे godhé	गोधाः godhā́ḥ
Instrumental	गोधया / गोधा¹ godháyā / godhā́¹	गोधाभ्याम् godhā́bhyām	गोधाभिः godhā́bhiḥ
Dative	गोधायै godhā́yai	गोधाभ्याम् godhā́bhyām	गोधाभ्यः godhā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	गोधायाः / गोधायै² godhā́yāḥ / godhā́yai²	गोधाभ्याम् godhā́bhyām	गोधाभ्यः godhā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	गोधायाः / गोधायै² godhā́yāḥ / godhā́yai²	गोधयोः godháyoḥ	गोधानाम् godhā́nām
Locative	गोधायाम् godhā́yām	गोधयोः godháyoḥ	गोधासु godhā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: godhā
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (godhā), 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀸 (gohā)
  • Hindi: गोह (goh)
  • Punjabi: ਗੋਹ (goh)