ગાય
Gujarati
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editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of ગો (go).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑj/
Noun
editGujarati | ગાય |
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Perso-Arabic | گاي |
ગાય • (gāy) f
- cow, an adult female of the species Bos taurus
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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- Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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