गोया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گویا (goyā)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.jɑː/, [ɡoː.jäː]

Adverb

गोया • (goyā) (Urdu spelling گویا)

1. As you (or as one) would say
   • अपराध और दंड [Crime and Punishment]‎^[1]:

     कमरा क्या था, गोया एक अलमारी थी।

     kamrā kyā thā, goyā ek almārī thī.

     Hardly a room, as one would say [it was more of] a cupboard

2. so to speak
3. as if, as though

Noun

गोया • (goyā) m (Urdu spelling گویا)

1. (rare) speaker

Adjective

गोया • (goyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گویا)

1. (rare) saying, speaking